A second asteroid may have struck Earth when the dinosaurs died out
17 August 2022
A possible impact crater under the sea off West Africa might have been made by a smaller piece that broke off the asteroid that wiped out most dinosaurs
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Found 10 results for asteroid
The hunt for hidden impact craters that could reveal Earth’s deep past
2 August 2022
Geologist Ludovic Ferrière travels the world in search of undiscovered impact craters left behind by asteroids and comets striking Earth. He tells us how he finds them
Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs hit just right for maximum damage
26 May 2020
The asteroid impact that formed Chicxulub crater and is linked to the extinction of the dinosaurs seems to have come in at the optimal angle to cause as much destruction as possible
Did an asteroid impact 65 million years ago really kill the dinosaurs?
1 January 2020
The idea that a falling asteroid caused the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs surfaced 40 years ago. At the time, our reaction was rather sceptical
Spacecraft reveal the mysteries of the solar system's space rocks
27 March 2019
Three spacecraft have been gathering a treasure trove of information about the solar system's space rocks, helping us understand how Earth and the other planets formed
NASA’s deep-space mission to a $10 quintillion all-metal world
15 August 2018
The unique metal asteroid Psyche may be a space miner's fantasy – but there are better reasons to want to visit it, says mission leader Lindy Elkins-Tanton
Asteroid strike may have forged the oldest rocks ever found on Earth
13 August 2018
The oldest rocks ever found are over four billion years old and we don’t know how they formed – but a massive asteroid bombardment may be responsible
Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs caused massive global warming
24 May 2018
The asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago caused dramatic climate change, which could mean we are underestimating how much the planet will warm in the coming centuries
The hottest place ever recorded on Earth's surface was 2370°C
13 September 2017
When a rock from space crashed to ground 38 million years ago, it briefly heated the impact zone to 2370°C, the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth’s crust
Asteroid Florence buzzes Earth in closest fly-by since 1890
4 September 2017
A 4.4-kilometre-wide space rock whizzed past Earth on its closest orbit in over a century. This asteroid won’t get this close again until after 2500
