Tag: "asteroid"
Asteroid traces in Japan may be linked to dinosaur extinction
World 16:47 21/05/2026KATSUYAMA, FUKUI PREF., -- A team of Japanese researchers has discovered traces of an asteroid collision in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido that may have caused the mass extinction of dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous period some 66 million years ago.
Earth's satellites at risk if asteroid smashes into Moon: study
World 14:42 24/06/2025If a huge asteroid smashes into the Moon in 2032, the gigantic explosion would send debris streaming towards Earth that would threaten satellites and create a spectacular meteor shower, according to researchers.
