Archive for May 28th, 2013

Tiny ‘Spherules’ Reveal Details About Earth’s Asteroid Impacts

Researchers are learning details about asteroid impacts going back to Earth’s early history by using a new method for extracting precise information from tiny “spherules” embedded in layers of rock. The spherules were created when asteroids crashed into Earth, vaporizing rock that expanded into space as a giant vapor plume. Small droplets of molten and […]