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Shot by the DART and we’re to blame! Now that space-rock won’t be the same.

Shot by the DART and we’re to blame! Now that space-rock won’t be the same.

by Kasper Zoellner | Aug 20, 2025 | Daily Paper Summaries

Pieces flying left and right and a rock spinning around in its orbit – Take a look at the consequences of shooting an asteroid with a spacecraft in today’s paper!

The Moon and its Giant Impact

The Moon and its Giant Impact

by Roel Lefever | Mar 1, 2023 | Daily Paper Summaries

After another planet slammed into young Earth, the Moon formed in Earth’s new ring, right? Right?… Well, time to challenge what you know about how the Moon came to be.

How a Moon-sized Deep Impact affected early Life on Earth

How a Moon-sized Deep Impact affected early Life on Earth

by Roel Lefever | Apr 19, 2022 | Classics, Daily Paper Summaries

Do you you want to know how it was like on the early Earth? I can say you this: it probably wasn’t pretty.

How Much Water Did The Asteroid Belt Send to Earth?

How Much Water Did The Asteroid Belt Send to Earth?

by Lili Alderson | Jun 19, 2021 | Daily Paper Summaries

Special Delivery! Could the Earth’s water have arrived from the asteroid belt?

A New Theory for an Old Siberian Explosion

A New Theory for an Old Siberian Explosion

by Will Saunders | Jun 17, 2020 | Daily Paper Summaries

Can an asteroid passing through the atmosphere explain the largest impact event in recorded history?

Collision Course – A Discussion About Life Threatening Near-Earth Objects

Collision Course – A Discussion About Life Threatening Near-Earth Objects

by Guest | Apr 14, 2020 | Course Assignments, Daily Paper Summaries

We know an asteroid impact killed the dinosaurs – are we prepared if we find another Near Earth Object on a collision course with our planet?

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