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Historical first: Scientists discover the ingredients of life on asteroid
Unlocking the origins of life starts with understanding how simple space molecules turned into complex building blocks. To do ...
‘God Of Chaos’ Asteroid: It’s Exactly Four Years Until The Rarest Space Event Of Our Lives
On Friday, April 13, 2029, an asteroid will come closer to Earth than orbiting geosynchronous satellites in a ...
NASA Tracking Building-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth
NASA is closely monitoring a building-sized asteroid as it makes its closest approach to Earth today, among a group of five ...
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Dangerous Asteroid That Might Hit The Moon Has A Very Unusual Origin
Despite a few months topping the hit list of the most dangerous asteroids, it is now certain that 2024 YR4 won’t hit our ...
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Asteroid That Threatened Earth Shaped Like a Saucer, Scientists Find With Large Telescope
After all the space drama, astronomers have figured out what that "city killer" asteroid actually looks like: a flat, ...
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Dinosaurs Would Still Roam Earth If Asteroid Hadn’t Hit, Study Says
A new study found dinosaurs were thriving on Earth before asteroid hit, challenging idea they were already in decline before ...
Asteroid With 3.8% Chance of Hitting the Moon Originated From an Unusual Spot
Astronomers have traced the origin of asteroid 2024 YR4, which appears to have broken off from a larger space rock.
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Life recovered rapidly at site of dino-killing asteroid: A hydrothermal system may have helped
About 66 million years ago, an asteroid slammed into the planet, wiping out all non-avian dinosaurs and about 70% of all marine species. But the crater it left behind in the Gulf of Mexico was a ...
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Hawaiʻi telescopes spot asteroid that could slam into the Moon: 8 things to know
Astronomers at W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea have uncovered new insights about 2024 YR4. This is an Earth-crossing ...
Webb Zooms In on Building-Sized Asteroid Once Feared to Hit Earth – And It’s Stranger Than Expected
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope took a close look at asteroid 2024 YR4, which was once thought to be on a potential ...
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NASA’s Webb captures first glimpse of asteroid once seen as earth’s biggest threat
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NASA catches a glimpse of 'city-killer' asteroid before it disappears until 2028
Astronomers have gotten a glimpse of the "city-killer" asteroid before it disappears until 2028, according to NASA.