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Some cosmic impacts are loud, fiery, and leave unmistakable craters. Others are quieter in geological terms, yet no less ...
When it comes to dinosaurs, it's almost always the big ones that get the fame and glory, but even the smaller ones can still ...
Researchers continue to build the evidence for touchdown airbursts, cosmic impacts in which celestial debris explodes above ground, causing much destruction without leaving impact craters ...
Late Cretaceous dinosaur tracks found in Canada might have been made by different species walking together, but the evidence ...
"Heat at the base of a continent can weaken and remove part of its dense root, making the continent lighter and more buoyant, ...
The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects in New York on Wednesday. But a rare young dinosaur ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4, once considered the highest impact risk to Earth ever recorded, is back in the spotlight — this time due to a slight increase in the chance that it could impact the moon in 2032.
A plane-sized asteroid scheduled to pass Earth next week is making headlines, but NASA experts want the public to understand why this encounter is more routine than remarkable.
A Martian meteorite, weighing 54.388 lbs. (24.67 kg), said to be the largest piece of Mars on Earth, estimated at $2 - 4 million, is displayed at Sotheby's, in New York, Wednesday, July 9, 2025 ...
A Martian meteorite, weighing 54.388 lbs. (24.67 kg), said to be the largest piece of Mars on Earth, estimated at $2 - 4 million, is displayed at Sotheby's, in New York, Wednesday, July 9, 2025 ...