Impacts
Comet Siding Spring: Close Call for Mars, Wake Up Call for Earth?
It was 20 years ago this past July when images of Jupiter being pummeled by a comet caught the world's…
This Model Of Earth’s Giant Impacts Makes Us Wonder How Life Arose
In case you need a reminder that the solar system was a harsh place to grow up, the early Earth…
How Can We Find Killer Asteroids?
On the morning of February 15, 2013, people in western Russia were dazzled by an incredibly bright meteor blazing a…
Super-Bright Explosion Seen on the Moon
If you were looking up at the Moon on March 17, 2013 at 03:50:55 UTC, you might have seen one…
Calculate the Effect of an Asteroid Impact on Earth
[/caption] A 20-km asteroid has just been predicted to hit Earth and you want to know if a. You should…
Impressive Craters on Earth
[/caption] Ever since our recent encounter with asteroid 2008 TC3 -- the first asteroid that was correctly predicted to hit…
Asteroid 2007 WD5 Won’t Hit Mars
Sorry to disappoint those of you hoping for some Martian fireworks the end of this month. NASA's Near Earth Object…