When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. Source: Pitris/Getty Images Believe it or not, debris from Mars frequently reaches Earth after powerful impacts hit the Red Planet’s surface and hurl it into space. There have been at least 10 of these meteorite-forming events in Mars’ recent… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. Look up at the night sky this week and you might get a chance to see high-speed meteors and bright fireballs from two meteor showers expected to peak at the same time. According to the… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. Hundreds of basketball-sized space rocks are hitting Mars every year, leaving behind impact craters and rumbling sounds on the red planet, according to new research. Mission planners could use that information, recorded in data collected… Read More »