impact articles
What is a meteor called when it hits the ground?
The passage of a space rock through our atmosphere is a natural spectacle, one that captures the imagination and has fas...
What is a meteor that has landed on the ground?
The object that completes a fiery passage through the atmosphere and actually comes to rest on the ground is officially ...
Has a satellite ever been hit by a meteor?
The question of whether satellites have been struck by natural space rocks—meteoroids—is one that often surfaces when we...
What happens when cosmic objects collide?
The universe is a dynamic arena where objects of all sizes—from rogue planets to colossal galaxy clusters—are constantly...
What planets have we crashed satellites into?
The act of sending an artificial object toward another world often culminates in a planned or unplanned collision, a fin...
How did Galileo's discovery of the Galilean moons of Jupiter impact our understanding of the universe?
The initial flicker of light Galileo Galilei noticed in January of 1610, when pointing his newly improved telescope towa...
What is the deepest impact crater on the Moon?
The most colossal scar on the surface of our nearest celestial neighbor is the **South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin**. This i...