Impacts
Titan May Have a Methane Crust 10 Km Thick
Saturn's moon, Titan, is an anomaly among moons. No other moons have surface liquids, and aside from Earth, it's the…
This Early Impact Devastated Life then Gave it a Boost
Most of us know about the impact that wiped out the dinosaurs about 66 million years ago. It's a scientific…
Scientists Determine the Age of the Moon’s Oldest and Largest Impact Basin
The massive South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin is one of the Moon's dominant features, though it's not visible from Earth. It's…
Could Comets have Delivered the Building Blocks of Life to “Ocean Worlds” like Europa, Enceladus, and Titan too?
Throughout Earth's history, the planet's surface has been regularly impacted by comets, meteors, and the occasional large asteroid. While these…
Basketball-Sized Meteorites Strike the Surface of Mars Every Day
NASA's InSight Mars Lander faced some challenges during its time on the red planet's surface. Its mole instrument struggled to…
Impact Craters: Why study them and can they help us find life elsewhere?
When we look at the Moon, either through a pair of binoculars, a telescope, or past footage from the Apollo…
DART Showed We Can Move an Asteroid. Can We Do It More Efficiently?
Like many of you, I loved Deep Impact and Armageddon. Great films, loads of action and of course, an asteroid…
If You’re Trying to Prevent an Asteroid Impact, the Technical and Political Challenges are Staggering
While preparing for the threat of an asteroid strike might seem like a hypothetical exercise, it's really not. The Solar…
Astronomers See the Afterglow Where Two Ice Giant Planets Collided
What would happen if two giant planets collided? It would be terrifying to behold if it happened in our Solar…
Did Powerful Asteroid Impacts Make Venus So Different From Earth?
A new study connects impacts during Venus' early history to its smooth and "youthful" appearance today.