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In 1980, a physicist studying a thin clay layer found an iridium spike, and it wasn’t just trace metal: It became one of the biggest clues behind the dinosaurs’ extinction- Asteroid hit North Sea: Has the 20-year mystery of Silverpit Crater in 'world’s most dangerous sea' finally been solved?
- Scientists uncover giant asteroid crater hiding in plain sight, and it changes everything
- Amid 3i/Atlas alien buzz, scientist says we may be searching in the wrong places, they could be closer than we thinkProfessor Alex Ellery suggests alien probes might be disguised as space rocks within our solar system, potentially dormant on the Moon. He ...12 Nov, 2025, 10.47 AM IST
- Could a 3.2 billion-year-old meteorite the size of Everest have sparked life on Earth? Here's what we knowA study reveals that the S2 meteorite, estimated to be four times the size of Mount Everest, may have significantly influenced the emergenc...24 Oct, 2024, 08.32 PM IST
- Multiple asteroids may have contributed to dinosaur extinction, scientists revealNew research points to a second asteroid impact possibly contributing to the extinction of dinosaurs, challenging the long-held belief of a...06 Oct, 2024, 03.58 PM IST
- The first dinosaur was named 200 years ago. We know so much more nowBuckland recognized that these fossils belonged to a huge bygone reptile, and gave it a formal scientific name: Megalosaurus, meaning "grea...13 Feb, 2024, 04.41 PM IST
- Asteroid’s impact may have led to mysterious 'Mega Tsunami’ on Mars, says reportAccording to a recent report, an asteroid’s impact on Mars may have been the cause of the mysterious "Mega Tsunami."02 Dec, 2022, 10.27 PM IST
- Mystery crater potentially caused by relative of dinosaur-killing asteroidIntriguingly, the crater, named "Nadir" after the nearby volcano Nadir Seamount, is of the same age as the Chicxulub impact caused by a hug...19 Aug, 2022, 06.50 PM IST
- Face to foot with day zero of the dinosNow, a fossil has reportedly been discovered of a Thescelosaurus neglectus, a 'small' 100-300 kg upright running dinosaur, in the palaeonto...08 Apr, 2022, 12.16 AM IST
- We've found the first ever ‘shocked' zircon crystal from Mars. It provides a new view on a critical aspectMars is currently the most popular exploration target to search for evidence of life elsewhere. Yet little is known about its early history...03 Feb, 2022, 10.21 AM IST
- Dinosaurs could have survived had asteroid struck elsewhere: StudyTokyo, Nov 11 (IANS) Dinosaurs might not have gone extinct had the the asteroid that hit Earth some 66 million years ago and triggered the ...11 Nov, 2017, 12.32 PM IST
- A look at five biggest meteor crashes of all timeThe oldest recorded meteorite, the Ensisheim struck earth on November 7, 1492, in Ensisheim, France. A 330-pound stone dropped from the sky...25 Jun, 2017, 12.00 AM IST
- 'Big chill' after asteroid strike likely killed dinosaurs, suggests study14 Jan, 2017, 05.12 PM IST
- Asteroid impact, volcanoes together wiped out dinosaursAn asteroid impact 66 million years ago accelerated the eruptions of volcanoes in India for hundreds of thousands of years, dealing a one-t...02 Oct, 2015, 06.38 PM IST
- Dinosaur-killing asteroid created India's Deccan Traps?Massive dinosaur-killing asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago likely triggered most of the immense eruptions of lava in India, a...03 May, 2015, 05.12 PM IST
- Indian-American scholar to explore dinosaur extinctionGrants were also awarded to about 800 other US faculty members, according to the statement, who are conducting their research in 140 countr...30 Aug, 2014, 03.37 PM IST
- Dinosaur whodunit: Is Shiva crater the missing link?It could be the plot of a mega disaster movie. A huge asteroid, nearly 40 km in diameter, comes hurtling towards earth.08 Nov, 2009, 09.58 AM IST
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