A supernova could have triggered one of the Earth’s ice ages, something that could happen again in the future. A new study ...

Earth endured an ancient ice age 466 million years ago when a giant asteroid broke apart and sent waves of dust toward our planet over the next 2 million years, according to a new study.

But when 93-mile-wide asteroid broke apart between Mars and ... it's possible to verify that the dust fell around the same time as an ice age began. "The timing appears to be perfect," said ...

Ice ages are caused by the solar systems orbit of the galaxy. Which is why they repeat at roughly 150 million year intervals. There have been four such events, since the planet emerged from the ...

However, NASA says recent “lucky” observations by James Webb have revealed that the spectacular rings surrounding this asteroid are home to water ice, marking an exceptional discovery for ...

Some scientists went so far as to ask: Did this asteroid trigger the last Ice Age? Now, a new study published this week in Science Advances hints at an unexpected answer. What’s new — In the ...

Earth endured an ancient ice age 466 million years ago when a giant asteroid broke apart and sent waves of dust toward our planet over the next 2 million years, according to a new study.