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Origins of Water on Earth May Not Have Started with an Asteroid Impact
The chemical composition of a meteorite that was built much like early Earth shows evidence of ample hydrogen necessary to ...
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The race to visit the asteroid making the closest pass by Earth
Space agencies from the US, Europe and Japan are all making plans to visit the asteroid Apophis when it makes an extremely ...
Update: NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Send Back Video Of ‘Peculiar’ Asteroid
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft successfully flew past asteroid Donaldjohanson, collecting data and images of the second of its 11 ...
NASA snaps detailed photos of ‘strikingly complicated’ asteroid
“As we study the complex structures in detail, they will reveal important information about the building blocks and ...
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A 99-Feet Visitor: Asteroid 2024 CR9 Approaches Earth
Watch out, Earth! A colossal 99-foot asteroid named 2024 CR9 is approaching our planet! 🌍✨ Stay informed and curious as we ...
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Meet the researchers testing the “Armageddon” approach to asteroid defense
A nuclear explosion might eventually be Earth’s only way to protect itself from a dangerous asteroid. But preparing for that ...
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Could an Asteroid Reset Earth’s Climate Again?
What if an asteroid could change the course of Earth’s climate? 🚀🌍 Dive into the possibilities and ponder the impact of cosmic events on our planet. Could it be a blessing or a curse? #Asteroids #Cl ...
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'Planetary defense is knowing what's out there and what could do harm to us.' Meet the scientist who helped build NASA's asteroid response plan
Lindley Johnson has been a pioneer in blueprinting warning and response scenarios to any potential impact of Earth by an ...
NASA's Lucy spacecraft to zoom past asteroid this weekend at 30,000 mph: "We don't know what to expect"
NASA's Lucy will venture as close as 596 miles to this asteroid, an estimated 2 ½ miles in length but much shorter in width.
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NASA's Lucy probe flies by the asteroid Donaldjohanson on Easter Sunday
The first was a flyby of the asteroid Dinkinesh on Nov. 1, 2023. This coming Sunday, Lucy will zip past her second target, ...
Why the meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes
Much of what scientists know about the early solar system comes from meteorites—ancient rocks that travel through space and survive a fiery plunge through Earth's atmosphere. Among meteorites, one ...