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

Apophis is the ancient Greek name for the Egyptian god of chaos Apep. The deity is also linked to earthquakes, thunder, ...

The Taurids meteor showers illuminate November nights, offering stunning fireball displays visible even under moonlight.

The devastation of a giant meteorite impact on early Earth may have allowed life to flourish, new research suggests.

The impact site of the second asteroid is called the Nadir crater, where rock was liquified and a tsunami launched into the ...

Geologists suggest the catastrophic impact of "S2" delivered key nutrients to the oceans, prompting microorganisms to thrive ...

The space agency defied incredible odds to get its asteroid-hunting OSIRIS-REx spacecraft off the ground. Since then, the ...

On a large asteroid named Vesta, mysteriously curved gullies and fan-shaped deposits may have formed from short-lived flows ...

The meteorite itself, referred to as S2 in Drabon’s study, was between 37 and 58 km wide, according to the study. Alec R.

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

Recently, scientists ventured to the impact crater in South Africa's Barberton Greenstone belt, created by the meteorite, to ...

A giant meteorite, the size of four Mount Everests, is thought to have crashed into Earth around 3.26 billion years ago and ...