as there is a giant asteroid that could be heading for Earth. The titanic space rock, named Apophis, was first found in 2004 and was thought in 2017 to have a 2.7% chance of impacting Earth in 2029.
That's probably why the near-approach of an asteroid to Earth sounds scary. People tend to recall movies like "Armageddon" and "Deep Impact." Not to mention the notorious chunk of rock that hit ...
The Alvarezes hypothesized that the iridium, which was in a very even, widespread distribution (not just in Italy), was the result of a giant asteroid that hit Earth, sending smoke, dust ...
Artwork: The asteroid hit what is now the Gulf ... and hours that followed the catastrophic impact. The giant space rock actually struck Earth in what is now the Gulf of Mexico, some 3,000km ...
Did a collision with a giant asteroid or comet change the shape of life on Earth forever? It is widely agreed that such an object -- 10 kilometers across -- struck just off the coast of the ...