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Bennu isn't likely to hit Earth - but if it did, here's what would happen
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission reached asteroid 101955 Bennu. Two years later, the spacecraft snagged a sample of its surface, ...
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There’s a tiny chance the asteroid headed for Earth could hit the moon
YR4 does smash down on the lunar surface, the explosion might be visible from Earth and would leave a new crater on the near ...
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Two of the Moon’s Grand Canyons Were Formed in Just Ten Violent Minutes, New Study Suggests
Scientists say Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck—dramatic trenches near the lunar south pole—were carved in a blast that ...
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Massive lunar canyons formed within minutes, most likely due to asteroid strike
Two canyons on the far side of the moon, each as large as Earth's Grand Canyon, formed within less than 10 minutes, most ...
Asteroid Could Devastate Earth In 2182: What to Know
Bennu, a rocky object classified as a near-Earth asteroid, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with Earth, a study has ...
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Scientists Are Taking Possibility Of Asteroid Slamming Into Earth Seriously
The newly-discovered Asteroid 2024 YR is being taken seriously by scientists at NASA who say it's got a legit shot at ...
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Asteroid impact carved massive canyons on the moon in minutes
Scientists found that an asteroid impact carved two massive canyons on the moon in minutes. High-speed debris helped shape ...
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Why it’s good for NASA that an asteroid carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon
New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons on the lunar far side.
A Lake That Disappeared Holds Clues to Life Beyond Earth
Searles Lake has long been shaped by shifting water levels, volcanic minerals, and evaporite formation. In 2024, satellites ...
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The moon has two grand canyons, carved in minutes by an asteroid impact
Our Moon continues to surprise us with amazing features. Scientists recently shared new information about two canyons that ...
Chance of 2032 asteroid strike have increased. Why scientists say not to worry
The near-earth object first discovered in 2024 has stirred up conversation on social media because of the potential for an impact.
NEOWISE, the NASA mission that cataloged objects around Earth for over a decade, has come to an end
(THE CONVERSATION) The NASA project NEOWISE, which has given astronomers a detailed view of near-Earth objects – some of which could strike the Earth – ended its mission and burned on reentering the ...