Early life on Earth may have gotten an unexpected kickstart thanks to a massive meteor that struck the planet.

A giant meteorite dubbed S2, which hit Earth around 3.26 billion years ago may have acted as a 'giant fertilizer bomb', ...

Scientists have discovered life on Earth may have come from a giant meteorite four times the size of Mount Everest.

These brighter fireballs can have enough mass in them to make it through the atmosphere, and if they do land on Earth, they become a meteorite. It’s not just bits of meteoroids that can end up ...

When it comes to life and its history on Earth, meteorite impacts have been one of the ever-present threats to total ...

A massive meteorite impact 3.26 billion years ago could have helped boost early microbial life by releasing nutrients into ...

Did a massive meteorite that struck Earth over three billion years ago give microscopic life the spark it needed to thrive? A ...

Harvard researchers found that when a meteorite nicknamed S2 paid a visit to our planet 3 billion years ago, it may have ...

The mammoth S2 meteorite, discovered in 2014, is believed to have caused a tsunami larger than any other known in Earth’s ...

A giant meteorite that struck Earth 3.26 billion years ago may have functioned as a 'fertilizer bomb,' aiding early life ...

A formation known as the Barberton Greenstone Belt in South Africa contains evidence of a giant impact that shook Earth 3.26 ...