Two immense canyons on the moon's far side that rival Earth's Grand Canyon were produced by a cataclysmic collision nearly ...

A vast impact crater near the moon’s south pole was formed by an asteroid moving at more than ... and straight canyons that splay out from its centre were formed in less than 10 minutes by ...

A collision that changed everything Around 3.8 billion years ago, an asteroid or comet crashed into the Moon near its south pole. The impact, happening at an extremely high speed, created two huge ...

The object that struck the moon is estimated to have been about 15 miles (25 km) in diameter, larger than the asteroid that struck ... still bears these scars on its surface while Earth does ...

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New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the Moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons on its far side. The development is good news for scientists and NASA ...

"Odin's role is to gather critical imagery of the target asteroid ... IM-2 lander toward the moon. Odin will separate shortly after the Falcon 9 upper stage fires its engines to head for the ...

The object that struck the moon is estimated to have been about 15 miles (25 km) in diameter, larger than the asteroid that struck ... still bears these scars on its surface while Earth does ...

Asteroid Impact on ... on the surfaces of the moon and Earth during this bombardment period in the early solar system. The moon still bears these scars on its surface while Earth does not.