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Man is killed by meteorite impact in India
Feb 8, 2016A bus driver had been walking along the street when a chunk of rock fell from the sky and killed him.
Apollo 16 rocket impact site mystery solved
Jan 9, 2016Scientists have finally discovered the spot where Apollo 16's S-IVB rocket stage impacted on the moon.
Are comets more dangerous than asteroids ?
Dec 24, 2015Our planet may be at higher risk from a large comet impact than from a conventional rocky asteroid.
Could comets have sparked life on Europa ?
Oct 15, 2015Jupiter's icy moon may have had deliveries of pre-life ingredients thanks to penetrating comet impacts.
Supervolcanoes helped seal dinosaurs' fate
Oct 2, 2015The asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs might have also produced intense volcanic activity.
Sweden was hit by a double meteor strike
Sep 14, 2015Two huge meteors simultaneously slammed in to what is now Sweden roughly 468 million years ago.
Comets could have sparked life on Earth
Aug 19, 2015Scientists have demonstrated that a comet impact can kick-start the formation of complex molecules.
Nukes could be used to deflect asteroids
Jun 23, 2015NASA is looking in to the possibility of using nuclear weapons to defend Earth against asteroid impacts.
Mars glass could preserve evidence of life
Jun 13, 2015Deposits of impact glass on the surface of Mars could potentially contain traces of ancient life forms.
Mystery surrounds 2km ice ring in Antarctica
VIDEO Jan 13, 2015German scientists have discovered what may be the impact site of a meteorite that struck 11 years ago.
Switching to farming made our bones lighter
Dec 27, 2014Our species developed more fragile bones when our ancestors switched from hunting to agriculture.
Denmark assigns $428k to research trolls
Nov 9, 2014The money will go towards funding a study in to the impact of troll mythology on the island of Bornholm.
US to keep nukes to use against asteroids
Oct 6, 2014The United States is keeping some of its nuclear warheads in case of an apocalyptic asteroid threat.
Did prehistoric worms save the world ?
Aug 11, 2014Burrowing worms may have had a profound impact on the development of life over 500 million years ago.
Traces of another planet found on the Moon
Jun 6, 2014New evidence seems to confirm that the Earth was once impacted by a planet known as Theia.
Trained medical dogs can monitor diabetes
May 11, 2014Specially trained medical detection dogs can have a huge impact to the lives of diabetes sufferers.
Astronauts at risk from lunar 'shrapnel'
Mar 24, 2014Future astronauts landing on the Moon may be at risk from an entirely unexpected source of danger.
Earth sometimes hit by two asteroids at once
Mar 19, 2014Scientists have discovered a double-impact site in Sweden thought to be the result of a binary asteroid.
Did dark matter wipe out the dinosaurs ?
Mar 11, 2014Could a disc of dark matter on the galactic plane have triggered an apocalyptic asteroid impact ?
Record-breaking impact observed on Moon
Feb 25, 2014A meteorite impact on the lunar surface in September produced the brightest flash ever recorded.
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