Picture a space rock the size of a football pitch crashing into the North Sea's shallow seabed 43 to 46 million years ago.

Asteroid hit North Sea: A long-standing scientific debate has finally been resolved: the Silverpit Crater beneath the North Sea was formed by a massive asteroid impact around 43–46 million years ago.

Oxygen isotope analysis of lunar soil shows meteorites delivered only a limited amount of water to the Earth–Moon system after about 4 billion years ago.

After years of debate, scientists have finally solved the mystery of the Silverpit Crater beneath the North Sea. New research confirms that a 160-meter-wide asteroid struck the seabed around 43 to 46 ...

When worlds collide…suns act squirrely. Astronomers have witnessed a rare and violent cosmic crash between two planets, and they say the fallout could teach us about the formation of our world. The ...

It struck at a depth of around 10km, which is considered relatively shallow and can lead to stronger shaking at the surface.