Life on Earth rained from the sky in meteorites: Study

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 19:30

Meteorite bombardment left large craters on Earth that contained water and chemical building blocks for life, which ultimately led to the first organisms 4 billion years ago, an Indian-origin scientist suggests.

Early bombardment history on Mercury revealed

Last Updated: Thursday, July 4, 2013, 19:12

The age of the youngest and broadest volcanic provinces visible on Mercury was determined to be about 3.6 billion to 3.8 billion years ago, just after the end of the Late Heavy Bombardment.

Earth`s moon and asteroids share same bombardment history

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 26, 2013, 10:05

NASA and international researchers have discovered that Earth`s moon and large asteroids roaming our solar system have more in common than previously thought.

Sudan aerial bombardment kills 7

Last Updated: Saturday, November 24, 2012, 10:46

A South Sudanese official says Sudan carried out aerial bombardments of the northern part of South Sudan in the last three days killing seven people.

`Earth was bombarded by asteroids 3-4 billion years ago`

Last Updated: Thursday, April 26, 2012, 19:13

Analysing tiny "spherules" embedded in layers of rock, a team from the Purdue University in the US said they found the "first real solid evidence" of asteroid bombardment.