Earth’s Oldest Rocks were Likely Formed by Meteorite Impacts

Posted on 14/08/2018 by hira

The rocks found at Acasta River in Canada are the oldest known rocks on Earth. These rocks are 4.02 billion years old and have barely changed since their formation which allows researchers to unlock...

Earth’s Oldest Rocks were Likely Formed by Meteorite Impacts

Posted on 14/08/2018 by hira

Most Asteroids and Meteorites on Earth Originate From Five or Six Ancient Planets

Posted on 04/07/2018 by sumayah

While asteroids and meteorites have been thought to be planets that failed, actually most of them in the solar system come from five ancient planets that were once large enough to qualify as heavenly...

Most Asteroids and Meteorites on Earth Originate From Five or Six Ancient Planets

Posted on 04/07/2018 by sumayah

Meteorites Brought Water to Earth Much Earlier Than Thought

Posted on 21/01/2018 by hira

Water covers about 70 percent of Earth’s surface, but its exact origin is still something of a mystery. One prevailing theory says that water did not exist at the formation of Earth and could have...

Life on Earth Started after Meteorites Splashed into Warm Ponds

Posted on 08/10/2017 by hira

Life on Earth may have started on Earth around 3.7 billion years ago, a time when our newborn planet was being bombarded by meteorites and delivered essential ingredients to the warm little ponds....

Scientists Discovered Today’s Rare Meteorites Were Once Common

Posted on 26/01/2017 by sumayah

A huge blast in the outer space occurred 460 million years ago. The blast was a result of collision of asteroid with an unknown object, breaking the asteroid into small chunks, named meteorites.These...

Meteorites from Before 466-Million-Year Old Space Collision Help Solve a Longstanding Mystery

Posted on 24/01/2017 by hira

Thousands of fragments from space fall on Earth every year. These pieces, known as meteorites, are formed by collisions between two outer space objects such as comets and asteroids and have seen...

NASA renews Hunt for Antarctic Meteorites

Posted on 17/11/2016 by ians

Washington, Nov 16 (IANS) To help learn more about the primitive building blocks of the solar system and answer questions about Earths neighbours like the moon and Mars, three federal entities in...

Mars Meteorites Reveal Drought Wiped out Alien Life on the Red Planet

Posted on 12/11/2016 by sumayah

Sustaining life on Mars has been on the forefront of every planetary scientist on Earth. They all want the answer to one question; can life exist on Mars? But for life to continue water is of...

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Earth’s Oldest Rocks were Likely Formed by Meteorite Impacts

Earth’s Oldest Rocks were Likely Formed by Meteorite Impacts

Most Asteroids and Meteorites on Earth Originate From Five or Six Ancient Planets

Most Asteroids and Meteorites on Earth Originate From Five or Six Ancient Planets

Meteorites Brought Water to Earth Much Earlier Than Thought

Life on Earth Started after Meteorites Splashed into Warm Ponds

Scientists Discovered Today’s Rare Meteorites Were Once Common

Meteorites from Before 466-Million-Year Old Space Collision Help Solve a Longstanding Mystery

NASA renews Hunt for Antarctic Meteorites

Mars Meteorites Reveal Drought Wiped out Alien Life on the Red Planet