• Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 3rd, 2013
Asteroid Hit Quebec Some 12,900 Years Ago, Caused a Sudden Drop in Global Temperatures

Asteroid Hit Quebec Some 12,900 Years Ago, Caused a Sudden Drop in Global Temperatures

Researchers claim that a cosmic impact should be blamed for the Younger Dryas cooling

Spectacular Shots of the Departing Pan-STARRS Comet – Gallery

Spectacular Shots of the Departing Pan-STARRS Comet – Gallery

Astronomers and stargazers are anticipating the upcoming ISON comet

The Draconid Meteor Shower in 2011 Left Behind a Ton of Meteoric Material

The Draconid Meteor Shower in 2011 Left Behind a Ton of Meteoric Material

The meteoric material was all deposited in our planet's atmosphere

Asteroid Has Million-Kilometer Tail, Actually Wanted to Be a Comet

Asteroid Has Million-Kilometer Tail, Actually Wanted to Be a Comet

The tail is the result of a powerful impact which disintegrated the asteroid

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 22nd, 2013
Giant Meteor Likely Responsible for the Mammoths' Going Extinct

Giant Meteor Likely Responsible for the Mammoths' Going Extinct

Researchers believe the mammoths failed to adapt to the rapid climate change

Hubble Photographs Comet of the Century ISON

Hubble Photographs Comet of the Century ISON

The comet still has a long way to go until it gets close to the sun and becomes visible

  • Science
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 23rd, 2013
A Comet Was What Killed the Dinosaurs, New Study Says

A Comet Was What Killed the Dinosaurs, New Study Says

The dinosaurs' demise could not have been caused by an asteroid, specialists claim

  • Space
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • March 6th, 2013
Comets Can Create and Carry the Building Blocks of Life, Researchers Found

Comets Can Create and Carry the Building Blocks of Life, Researchers Found

Scientists have shown that complex organic material can be created on comets

  • Space
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • February 27th, 2013
Giant Comet May Crash into Mars, the Impact Would Leave a Crater 500 Km, 310 Mi Across

Giant Comet May Crash into Mars, the Impact Would Leave a Crater 500 Km, 310 Mi Across

A newly discovered comet will come dangerously close to Mars next year

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 8th, 2013
Dinosaurs Became Extinct Earlier Than Thought

Dinosaurs Became Extinct Earlier Than Thought

Their falling off the biodiversity map can be linked to either a comet, or an asteroid

Deep Impact Comet Hunter Gets a Closer Look at "Comet of the Century" ISON – Video

Deep Impact Comet Hunter Gets a Closer Look at "Comet of the Century" ISON – Video

ISO is approaching the sun, probably on its first flyby

Amateur Comet Hunters Win Cash for Their Discoveries

Amateur Comet Hunters Win Cash for Their Discoveries

Being an amateur astronomer is rarely a profitable venture

You Can Use This Tool to Track ISON, the Comet of the Century

You Can Use This Tool to Track ISON, the Comet of the Century

The comet will become incredibly bright later in the year

  • Space
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • November 9th, 2012
Hundreds of Trillions of Comets Around Gassy Star Bump into Each Other Every Six Seconds

Hundreds of Trillions of Comets Around Gassy Star Bump into Each Other Every Six Seconds

They release a huge amount of CO2 around the star

Microsoft Sues Comet for Selling Counterfeit Windows XP and Vista CDs

Microsoft Sues Comet for Selling Counterfeit Windows XP and Vista CDs

The company claims that a number of 94,000 sets of counterfeits were produced and sold

  • Space
  • By Smaranda Biliuti
  • December 18th, 2010
A Chance to See the Last Meteor Shower of 2010

A Chance to See the Last Meteor Shower of 2010

 
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