Asteroids and comets

Astronomers have discovered a new asteroid, designated 2023 DW, and it presents a possible threat of collision with Earth. It was just two weeks ago, on February 26th, that it was discovered by the European Space Agency. Since then, the...

A major asteroid impact similar to the Chicxulub collision in a shallow ocean region is most likely to have led to a Mars mega-tsunami. The Chicxulub impact contributed to untold devastation and mass extinction of all non-avian dinosaurs on Earth...