10,000-year-old impact crater in China reveals meteorite strike equal to 40 atomic bombs
A quiet hillside in southern China holds the mark of something that arrived with enormous force from far…
10,000-year-old asteroid strike in China had force of 40 atomic bombs
A team of scientists has uncovered evidence that a massive asteroid strike created a prominent crater in southern…
Crater suggests an asteroid hit Guangdong 10,000 years ago with blast like 40 atomic bombs
Scientists have confirmed that a large crater in China’s southern Guangdong province formed as a result of an…
An Asteroid Could Smash Into the Moon in 2032. Here’s Why We Should Destroy It
Asteroid 2024 YR4 garnered global attention last year when astronomers estimated it could hit Earth in 2032. Though…
43 million years ago, asteroid impact gave birth to Silverpit crater under North Sea
For more than two decades, the Silverpit crater, a strange circular depression hidden under the North Sea, has…
Discovering Australia’s Mysterious ‘Lost’ Asteroid Impact: Ancient Glass Reveals Evidence of a Long-Hidden Event
An ancient asteroid impact in Australia is revealed in a new study from Curtin University, which identifies shards…
Here’s How to Deflect a Dangerous Asteroid Without It Totally Backfiring
In September 2022, NASA deliberately crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid, successfully altering the space rock’s trajectory. The…
New Study Fuels Debate Over World-Changing Comet Strike 12,800 Years Ago
Roughly 12,800 years ago, as Earth was emerging from its last great ice age, temperatures in the Northern…