Right here on Earth are some outstanding examples of meteorite and asteroid impact craters and other visible impact ...

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The Rubin Observatory released its first magnificent images of the cosmos on Monday, June 23 — and included a special ...

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If a huge asteroid smashes into the moon in 2032, the gigantic explosion would send debris streaming toward Earth that would ...

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"Its occurrence is like finding a tropical seed in Arctic ice – indicating either an unexpected local environment or ...

Astronomers estimate that an asteroid this large comes this close to Earth only about once every 7,500 years. It also appears ...

Yale University ecologists reveal a lizard lineage that rode out the dinosaur-killing asteroid event with unexpected ...

A tiny grain from asteroid Ryugu, brought back to Earth by Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe, has revealed a fiery mineral that no one ...

What minerals within the grain samples from asteroid Ryugu that returned to Earth can teach scientists about this intriguing ...