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Sep 30, 2020
An asteroid didn’t kill the dinosaurs by itself. Earth helped.
Soot ejected during the blast likely circled the globe within hours.
Jan 22, 2020
This 43-mile-wide crater is 2.2 billion years old—making it Earth’s oldest meteorite impact
Billions of years ago, the strike might have helped end an ice age.
Jul 17, 2015
Pluto’s Heart-Shaped Landscape Is Weirder Than We Thought
Pics captured by New Horizons from just 48,000 miles away reveal the strange alien world
Mar 23, 2015
Just Discovered In Australia: The Largest Asteroid Impact Ever
When exactly the massive rock hit Earth remains a mystery
Mar 18, 2015
Newly Discovered Lunar Crater Named After Amelia Earhart
It's been hiding under debris for billions of years
