Could an Asteroid Have Caused Pleistocene Extinctions? October 4, 2007 | National Geographic Video This is a National Geographic video that investigates whether an asteroid impact... Extinctions by Asteroid Impacts are Rare? October 16, 2008 | USC David Bottjer of the University of Southern California questions the commonly-held belief... Would You Survive an Asteroid Impact? April 25, 2009 | University of Arizona Imagine that you are 100 kilometers away from the impact of an... Spacecraft to Simulate Asteroid Impact June 16, 2009 | National Geographic The Hayabusa spacecraft is returning from its trip to retrieve samples from... Mass Extinction Theory is Questioned November 6, 2007 | USC News A new study by University of Southern California Scientists questions the theory... Asteroid 2007 WD5 Impact With Mars Now 1 in 10000 January 10, 2008 | NASA Near Earth Objects Program Astronomers tracking the path of asteroid 2007 WD5 now have enough data... Tunguska Impact Crater Proposed June 28, 2007 | BBC In 1908 a tremendous blast occurred about five to ten kilometers above... Asteroid 2007 WD5 Will Miss Mars January 14, 2008 | NASA Near-Earth Object Program "As expected, scientists at JPL's Near-Earth Object Office have further refined the... Update On Peru Meteor Impact September 22, 2007 | National Geographic A meteor impact in Peru last Saturday caused illness in people who... NASA Report on Asteroid 2007 WD5 December 28, 2007 | Near Earth Object Program "A recently discovered asteroid which passed close to the Earth in November,... New York Tsunami November 22, 2008 | MSNBC An article on the MSN website describes a tsunami that is believed... US Team Wins Asteroid Competition February 27, 2008 | BBC News A team led by SpaceWorks Engineering won a contest in which there... Chesapeake Impact Structure July 3, 2008 | National Geographic News The huge crater under the Chesapeake Bay, which was likely created by... Largest UK Impact Structure March 28, 2008 | BBC News Researchers believe that they have found the site of the largest asteroid... Asteroid 2007 TU24 - Close Flyby of Earth on January 29 January 25, 2008 | NASA Near Earth Object Program
Scientists are monitoring the orbit of asteroid 2007 TU24. The asteroid, believed... More Details on the Mars Impact Asteroid December 28, 2007 | The University of Arizona The asteroid on a possible collision path with Mars was discovered by... Fluoride in Well Water Linked to Asteroid Impact January 26, 2008 | Discovery Channel A small area in Manitoba has lots of water supply wells with... Close Call: Asteroid Over Africa October 7, 2008 | NASA Near Earth Object Program "A very small, few-meter sized asteroid, designated 2008 TC3, was found Monday... Sudbury Meteorite Debris Found in Minnesota July 16, 2007 | Star Tribune About 1.85 billion years ago a meteorite impact formed a large crater... Asteroid 2007 WD5 Might Hit Mars December 22, 2007 | MSNBC An asteroid known as 2007 WD5 is speeding towards Mars and scientists... |