Asteroids
A Comet Exploded Above North America 12,800 Years Ago, Say Scientists
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A fragmented comet smashed into the Earth’s atmosphere 12,800 years ago, causing a widespread … [+] climatic shift, according to new research. ...
Surprising Phosphate Finding in NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample
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Early analysis of the asteroid Bennu sample returned by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has revealed dust rich in carbon, nitrogen, and organic compounds, ...
The Asteroid That Will Get Closer To Earth Than Any In Human History
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Artist’s impression of the asteroid (99942) Apophis. The Planetary Society; CC BY-NC 3.0 Friday the 13th may be considered an unlucky day, ...
Asteroid 2024 KA2 Is Closer Than Moon To Earth Today, NASA Warns; Check Speed, Distance, Size, More
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Updated Jun 4, 2024, 13:59 IST NASA has warned that a smaller yet mighty asteroid is set to take a closer look ...
Nasa issues warning as asteroid the size of a football pitch approaches Earth
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Most asteroids and comets have orbits that do not bring them very close to Earth, and they are only classed as dangerous ...
75-foot asteroid to come as close as 2.4 mn km to Earth; NASA reveals speed, other details
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When NASA’s telescopes track a new Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA), astronomers measure the asteroid’s observed positions in the sky and report them to ...
Revealed: The 5 asteroids set to come ‘dangerously close’ to Earth this year
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These are five of the asteroids that’ll pass closest to Earth by the end of the year A comet named 144P/Kushida will also ...
NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Discovers 2nd Asteroid During Dinkinesh Flyby
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On Nov. 1, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft flew by not just its first asteroid, but its first two. The first images returned by ...
