In January 2014, a meteor entered Earth’s atmosphere in the Western Pacific, as evidenced by apparent vibrational signatures of the event in a seismic station in Papua New Guinea. Last year, scientists declared rubble recovered from the ocean floor as the rejectamenta of that event (and some even speculated it was a form of alien …
Scientists find two ancient non-Earth metal artifacts. A remarkable discovery rewrites the story of a Bronze Age treasure trove unearthed in Spain decades ago. While most of the exquisite gold and silver artifacts dazzled archaeologists, recent analysis reveals a surprising twist: some pieces were crafted from iron forged in the fires of a meteorite millions …
NASA’s Stardust mission returned rocky material from the coma of comet 81P/Wild 2 (pronounced ‘Vilt 2’) to Earth on January 15, 2006. Comet Wild 2 contains volatile ices and likely accreted beyond the orbit of Neptune. It was expected that the Wild 2 samples would contain abundant primordial molecular cloud material — interstellar and circumstellar …
There were several speculations that the Earth will meet its doomsday in 2012. As time passed, scientists and other experts debated the supposed arrival of the end of Earth. One of the major reasons which made rounds on the internet is the possibility of an asteroid hitting the Earth. Now, the scientists have prepared a …
In an unexpected turn of events, Doug Olson of Mill Woods, Edmonton, stumbled upon a small meteorite while cleaning out his rain gutters this spring, marking the first witnessed fall of a meteorite in Alberta since 1977, reported CBC. The Menisa meteorite, as it is now named, weighs 33 grams and is only the 18th …
The extinction of dinosaurs on Earth is said to be the most massive blow to life on the planet after it is said that it was hit by an asteroid. However, there have been many hints which suggest that asteroids may not be the reason behind the mass extinction of the dinosaurs, but only the …