But how can that be? If Jupiter doesn’t have a surface ... some of that space debris could have crashed into Earth; if one had been a cataclysmic collision, it could have caused an extinction ...

The data supporting the idea that loose asteroids can be brought toward the inner solar system thanks to the large outer planets, eventually leading those objects into the path of Jupiter ...

An incredible simulation has shown exactly what would happen if a 'city killer' asteroid was to hit Earth. That's right, a ...

When Jupiter was young, about 4.5 billion years ago, a protoplanet with 10 times the mass of Earth crashed head-on into its surface. The impact shook Jupiter to its core - literally. That's the ...

In astrophysics there’s a similar concept called gravity displayed recently when something pretty sizable crashed into Jupiter, creating a flash that was seen by telescopes on Earth. The ...

NASA’s Juno mission found Io’s biggest volcanic eruption ever. The explosion was stronger than all Earth’s power plants ...

April opens with Mars and Saturn paired in the predawn sky. On the move eastward, Mars passes a mere 1.3 degrees below Saturn on the 2nd. Just 25 days later, the gap has widened to 13 degrees, and ...

Electrically-charged particles, some from the Sun and others from Jupiter's moons, are drawn into the field constantly, producing permanent aurorae at the planet's poles that can be bigger than the ...