Asteroid Breakup: A Cosmic Event That Redrew Earth's History The latest study from the Southwest Research Institute paints a vivid picture of a catastrophic asteroid breakup that may have bombarded Earth and its neighboring worlds around 800 million years ago.
The idea of massive impacts reshaping our planet is not new, but this particular event has significant implications for understanding Earth's history and the evolution of life on our planet.
Researchers propose that a violent collision in the main asteroid belt triggered a prolonged wave of impacts across the inner solar system.