News articles tagged with 'impact'
Jupiter scar likely from rocky body
— 27 Jan 2011 18:50 | AstronomyA hurtling asteroid about the size of the Titanic caused the scar that appeared in Jupiter's atmosphere on July 19, 2009, according to two papers published recently in the journal Icarus…
Toxic pollution from Australia floods threatens marine life
— 10 Jan 2011 19:37 | EnvironmentToxic pollution from flooded farms and towns along Australia's Queensland coast will have a disastrous impact on the Great Barrier Reef's corals and will likely have a significant impact…
Slight change in wind turbine speed significantly reduces bat mortality
— 2 Nov 2010 14:52 | EnvironmentWhile wind energy has shown strong potential as a large-scale, emission-free energy source, bat and bird collisions at wind turbines result in thousands of fatalities annually. Migratory…
Scientists find evidence for widespread water ice on the moon
— 23 Oct 2010 17:53 | AstronomyScientists from NASA's Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment team have detected the widespread presence of water ice in large areas of the moon's south pole…
NASA-engineered collision spills new Moon secrets
— 23 Oct 2010 16:09 | AstronomyScientists led by Brown University are offering the first detailed explanation of the crater formed when a NASA rocket slammed into the Moon last fall and information about the composition…
No evidence for Clovis comet catastrophe, archaeologists say
— 30 Sep 2010 12:08 | Geology and palaeontologyNew research challenges the controversial theory that an ancient comet impact devastated the Clovis people, one of the earliest known cultures to inhabit North America…
NASA'S LRO exposes moon's complex, turbulent youth
— 17 Sep 2010 09:17 | AstronomyThe moon was bombarded by two distinct populations of asteroids or comets in its youth, and its surface is more complex than previously thought, according to new results from NASA's…
Caught in the act: Fireballs light up Jupiter
— 10 Sep 2010 12:10 | AstronomyAmateur astronomers working with professional astronomers have spotted two fireballs lighting up Jupiter's atmosphere this summer, marking the first time Earth-based telescopes have…
Potentially hazardous asteroid might collide with the Earth in 2182
— 28 Jul 2010 11:24 | Astronomy'The total impact probability of asteroid '(101955) 1999 RQ36' can be estimated in 0.00092 - approximately one-in-a-thousand chance-, but what is most surprising is that over half of…
Scientists conclude asteroid ended the age of dinosaurs
— 25 May 2010 16:33 | Geology and palaeontologyUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks scientist Michael Whalen is part of a team of distinguished scientists who recently compiled a wide swath of evidence striking a definitive blow in the…