Chicxulub Crater

A Giant Meteorite Impact 3.26 Billion Years Ago Helped Push Life Forward

The Earth has always been bombarded with rocks from space. It’s true to say though that there were more rocks…

4 days ago

Earth Might Have Had Rings Half a Billion Years Ago

Saturn is well known for its ring system and many recognise that the planets Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune also have…

2 months ago

The Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs Also Flooded the World's Coastlines With a Catastrophic Tsunami

New research shows that in addition to killing the dinosaurs, the Chicxulub Impact caused a global tsunami 30,000 more powerful…

2 years ago

What Was The Impact That Killed The Dinosaurs?

What suddenly made the dinosaurs disappear 65 million or 66 million years ago? Whatever it was, all indications show that…

10 years ago

Asteroid That Dwarfed Dinosaur-Killer Punched Earth 3 Billion Years Ago, Study Says

Early in Earth's history, a killer asteroid smashed a hole in our planet about 300 miles (500 kilometers) wide, which…

11 years ago