Simon RedfernSocial Links Navigation Latest articles by Simon Redfern Struck by an Asteroid, Atoms Almost Instantly Re-form to New Crystals (Video) By Simon Redfern published 18 October 15 The forces unleashed by such an impact are hard to comprehend, but a team of Stanford scientists has recreated the conditions experienced during the first billionths of a second as the meteor struck. Asteroids Did 'Iron Rain' Bypass the Moon to Fall Mostly on Earth? By Simon Redfern published 27 March 15 New experiments show that the asteroids that slammed into Earth and the moon more than 4 billion years ago were vaporised into a mist of iron but stayed gravitationally stuck on more massive Earth. The moon Get the Space.com NewsletterBreaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MORE FROM SPACE...1SpaceX launching 30 satellites on Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission early Dec. 212Space2Sea Antarctica: A student journalist's expedition to bottom of the world begins3Dreaming of a white Christmas? Snow is likely in these US states according to NOAA climate data4SpaceX launching 4 'MicroGEO' satellites to orbit tonight5Axiom's private space station is coming sooner than we thought
Struck by an Asteroid, Atoms Almost Instantly Re-form to New Crystals (Video) By Simon Redfern published 18 October 15 The forces unleashed by such an impact are hard to comprehend, but a team of Stanford scientists has recreated the conditions experienced during the first billionths of a second as the meteor struck.
Did 'Iron Rain' Bypass the Moon to Fall Mostly on Earth? By Simon Redfern published 27 March 15 New experiments show that the asteroids that slammed into Earth and the moon more than 4 billion years ago were vaporised into a mist of iron but stayed gravitationally stuck on more massive Earth.
