How an Asteroid Hit the Moon and Made Two 'Grand Canyons'
A colossal impact billions of years ago carved out the canyons that rival the most breathtaking features here on Earth in a ...
NASA spotted a big asteroid that may hit Earth — what you should know
It's actually good news that NASA spotted a sizable asteroid with a (small) chance of hitting Earth in 2032. It means our ...
Is an Asteroid Hitting Earth in 2032? Updates on the NASA-Predicted Path
Was 2020’s ‘Don’t Look Up’ accurate? Find out what NASA revealed about an asteroid that will approach Earth in 2032.
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This asteroid may hit Earth in 2032. Don't panic—scientists have a plan.
Up until August 2024, the WISE spacecraft was one such observatory. The telescope was repurposed for asteroid and comet tracking after its original mission ended. In the next few years ...
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Asteroid Bennu Is Packed with Life’s Building Blocks, New Studies Confirm
Material retrieved from the asteroid Bennu by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft shows that all the basic building blocks of life ...
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Astronomers are closely monitoring asteroid with a slightly increased chance of hitting Earth
A recently discovered asteroid that has captured the attention of the astronomy community now has a slightly increased risk of affecting Earth. Named 2024 YR4, the asteroid has a 2.2% chance of ...
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An asteroid could collide with Earth: What could happen if it hits, and should we worry?
An asteroid measuring as wide as 295 feet is possibly headed right toward Earth, but don’t run for cover just yet. A NASA-funded telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first spotted the asteroid ...
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Scientists say 2 asteroids may actually be fragments of destroyed planets from our early solar system
Two asteroids in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter ... "We identified two large asteroids that show similar spectral features to angrites [some of the solar system's oldest ...
Briny Traces in NASA’s Asteroid Sample Hold Clues to the Chemistry of Life
The asteroid Bennu has provided groundbreaking insights into the chemistry that may have set the stage for life in the early ...
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UN monitors asteroid with a tiny chance of hitting Earth
UN planetary defence organisations are closely monitoring an asteroid that has a tiny risk of hitting the Earth. The European Space Agency (ESA) has said that it has an almost 99% chance of safely ...
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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 ...