D: Iron in the ocean (from the ocean circulation, from the impactor itself, and from erosion), along with nutrients (like ...

The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942) Apophis. If approved at a key meeting next year, the robotic spacecraft, known as the ...

New research indicates that the Taurid swarm contains fewer large asteroids than anticipated, suggesting a lower threat level ...

Four huge asteroids — and a fifth that's much smaller — are passing Earth on Thursday in their closest approaches to the ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

"Picture yourself standing off the coast of Cape Cod, in a shelf of shallow water. It's a low-energy environment without strong currents. Then, all of a sudden, you have a giant tsunami sweeping by ...

On September 29, 2024, Earth captured a tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon. It won't be around much longer.

While a large asteroid could encounter Earth at any time, impacts were much more common in the so-called Archean Eon. Between ...

Further study, together with the magnetic and gravity data, confirmed the site as an impact event, named for the nearby ...