The destructive power of asteroids is undeniable — just ask the dinosaurs. New research suggests a huge space rock that ...

Zinc in meteorites reveals Earth's essential volatiles came from unmelted asteroids, crucial for life. This insight may guide ...

Geologists suggest the catastrophic impact of "S2" delivered key nutrients to the oceans, prompting microorganisms to thrive ...

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Early life on Earth may have gotten an unexpected kickstart thanks to a massive meteor that struck the planet.

Scientists have discovered life on Earth may have come from a giant meteorite four times the size of Mount Everest.

A massive meteorite impact 3.26 billion years ago could have helped boost early microbial life by releasing nutrients into ...

Did a massive meteorite that struck Earth over three billion years ago give microscopic life the spark it needed to thrive? A ...

Harvard researchers found that when a meteorite nicknamed S2 paid a visit to our planet 3 billion years ago, it may have ...

The mammoth S2 meteorite, discovered in 2014, is believed to have caused a tsunami larger than any other known in Earth’s ...

A formation known as the Barberton Greenstone Belt in South Africa contains evidence of a giant impact that shook Earth 3.26 ...