meteorite impact
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…
Meteorites are Contaminated Quickly When They Reach Earth
On Earth, geologists study rocks to help better understand the history of our planet. In contrast, planetary geologists study meteorites…
Juno Just Saw a Spacerock Crash Into Jupiter
Timing is extraordinarily important in many aspects of astronomy. If an astronomer or their instrument is looking the wrong way…
Almost 800,000 Years Ago, an Enormous Meteorite Struck Earth. Now We Know Where.
20% of the surface of Earth's Eastern Hemisphere is littered with a certain kind of rock. Black, glossy blobs called…
Fossilized Clams Had Evidence of a Meteorite Impact Inside Them
When an extraterrestrial object slams into the Earth, it sends molten rock high into the atmosphere. That debris cools and…
1.2 billion years ago, a 1-km asteroid smashed into Scotland
New research by a team of UK scientists has located the site of the massive impact that took place in…
Meteorite Impact Sites Treated To CSI Techniques
[/caption] Over the last several years, we've been treated to television programs which have awakened us to how a crime…