Scientists discover fragment of the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs
Some 66 million years ago, on a fateful day etched in Earth's history, a colossal 7.5-mile-wide space rock hurtled towards our planet
top of page
The Brighter Side of News features good news, compassionate news and inspirational news from around the world
Sign up for the Brighter Side of News newsletter
JJ Shavit
- Sep 29
Computer model ends the debate of what killed the dinosaurs
For centuries, one of the greatest paleontological debates centered on the demise of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 30
First ever 'alien' objects found on Earth, according to Harvard professor
The find, occurred off the coast of Papua New Guinea, has the potential to redefine our understanding of the universe and our place in it.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 8
Organic matter and water found on asteroid's surface - first time ever
In a monumental discovery researchers have found signs of organic substances crucial to life's inception on an S-type asteroid.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 5
Solar ‘umbrellas’ and asteroids could be the solution to global climate change
This revolutionary approach has the potential to dramatically alter the trajectory of climate change within our lifetimes.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 1
'Earth-shattering' new algorithm discovers the first ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid
An asteroid discovery algorithm has identified its first “potentially hazardous” asteroid, a term for space rocks in Earth’s vicinity.
JJ Shavit
- Jun 17
Researchers find a greater chance of water and habitable planets in the Universe
Up until now it was a common belief that water was delivered to Earth by lucky collisions with water-rich asteroids like comets.
JJ Shavit
- Jun 15
Scientists discover a chunk of the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs
66 million years ago, a 7.5-mile-wide (12 km) space rock slams into Earth, setting off a series of events that ended the age of dinosaurs.
JJ Shavit
- Jun 6
For the first time ever, organic matter and water found on an asteroid's surface
Scientists have unearthed evidence of organic materials integral to the creation of life on the surface of an S-type asteroid.
JJ Shavit
- May 16
Scientists discover piece of the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs
A fateful day some 66 million years ago, a 7.5-mile-wide space rock slams into Earth, thereby ending the age of the dinosaurs.
JJ Shavit
- Apr 26
A really weird asteroid has just gotten a little weirder
Asteroid 3200 Phaethon has long been known to exhibit comet-like behavior, as it forms a tail and brightens when it comes near the Sun.
JJ Shavit
- Apr 19
Giant planet may be hiding in our solar system according to scientists
The Solar System is a dynamic environment, teeming with millions of celestial bodies in constant motion. From planets and moons to comets.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 2, 2022
Potentially hazardous asteroid discovered lurking between Earth and Venus
These NEAs are part of an elusive population that lurks inside the orbits of Earth and Venus. One of the asteroids is the largest object.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 7, 2022
Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs triggered “mega-earthquake” that lasted months
New evidence suggests that the Chicxulub impact also triggered an earthquake so massive that it shook the planet for weeks to months.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 18, 2022
What killed dinosaurs and other life on earth? Not what you might think
Determining what killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous Period has long been the topic of debate.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 17, 2022
Mysterious diamonds came from outer space, scientists say
Strange diamonds from an ancient dwarf planet in our solar system may have formed shortly after the dwarf planet collided with an asteroid.
JJ Shavit
- May 17, 2022
Extraterrestrial stone brings first tangible evidence of a supernova to Earth
The stone named Hypatia from the Egyptian desert could be the first tangible evidence found on Earth of a supernova type Ia explosion.
JJ Shavit
- May 11, 2022
Researchers discover of a piece of the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs
One fateful day some 66 million years ago, a 7.5-mile-wide space rock slammed into the Earth ending the age of the dinosaur.
JJ Shavit
- Apr 26, 2022
Could the blueprint for life have been generated in asteroids?
Using new analyses, scientists found the last two of the five informational units of DNA and RNA that had yet to be discovered in meteorites
JJ Shavit
- Mar 14, 2022
Where did meteorites that helped form the Earth come from?
Earth is believed to have formed partly from carbonaceous meteorites, which are thought to come from outer main-belt asteroids.
bottom of page