New simulations show that Jupiter's massive moon Ganymede was knocked off its axis when it was struck by a roughly ...

A new study revealed that a massive asteroid may have hit Jupiter’s moon Ganymede about 4 billion years ago, shifting the ...

Roughly four billion years ago, a cataclysmic event shaped the largest moon in our solar system. This was the time when an ...

Jupiter's moon Ganymede was hit by an asteroid about 4 billion years ago that was so large the moon's axis shifted as a ...

Scientists have uncovered the "genetic fingerprint" of the dinosaur-killing Chicxulub impactor ... ago was a rare strike from an asteroid beyond Jupiter, a new study details.

New research from geoscientists published this month in Science claims that the vast rock formed outside Jupiter’s orbit during the early development of our solar system. That moment 66 million ...

T he asteroid collision that killed the dinosaurs 65 million years ago may have been a major cosmic crack-up, but it was ...

A colossal asteroid impact on the Jupiter moon Ganymede not only reshaped its physical landscape but may have also altered ...

Around 4 billion years ago, an enormous asteroid that was at least 10 times larger than the space rock that wiped out the dinosaurs smashed into Jupiter's massive icy moon, Ganymede. The cataclysmic ...

Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Jupiter’s moon Ganymede may have shifted on its axis when a massive asteroid smashed into it about 4 ...

The space rock that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago was a rare strike from an asteroid beyond Jupiter, a new study details ... team that linked the Chicxulub impact crater to the dinosaur ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Around 4 billion years ago, an enormous asteroid that was at least 10 times larger than the ...