There have been proposed hypotheses as to how the Moon could have developed a core dynamo. For instance, a 2022 analysis ...

Geophysical evidence suggests there is a massive ... we investigate what we believe – based on many years of experience in asteroid impact research – is the world’s largest known impact ...

When an asteroid strikes ... Currently, the bulk of the evidence for the Deniliquin impact is based on geophysical data obtained from the surface. For proof of impact, we'll need to collect ...

Learn more about how this hydrothermal system may have provided life on Earth with vital nutrients after the dino-killing ...

The presence of unique deformations in the deep-sea environment proves that it was carried to the water from land by a huge ...

“A large asteroid impact is potentially the only natural ... tragedy may be hard to coax from governments until convincing evidence of an impending threat is presented—an obvious issue ...

"We found that the momentum of the ensuing explosion is enough to eject the surrounding highly shocked rock material into ...

The first evidence of this second asteroid was uncovered ... which the team suspected could be an asteroid impact crater. Now, the researchers have taken new high-resolution, 3D seismic images ...

Did a collision with a giant asteroid or comet change the shape ... Melted Rock These pieces of once-molten rock, called impact ejecta, are evidence of an explosion powerful enough to instantly ...

The impact released as much energy as 100 million ... But for decades, scientists have debated finer details: Was the impactor an asteroid instead of a comet—and if so, what type?

When an asteroid strikes ... Currently, the bulk of the evidence for the Deniliquin impact is based on geophysical data obtained from the surface. For proof of impact, we’ll need to collect ...