Salt crystals confirm that Earth’s water arrived on asteroids
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We know that water on Earth is older than our sun. But where did that water come from? And how…
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DART’s Impact on Dimorphos: A Second Glance into the Aftermath
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Astronomers utilized the Very Large Telescope (VLT) to observe the consequences of NASA’s DART spacecraft’s collision with asteroid Dimorphos. The…
Earth’s Hidden Dangers: Are We Underestimating the Threat of Asteroid Impacts?
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A recent study has revealed that Earth’s large impact craters may be more significant than initially thought, raising concerns about…
Massive, Potentially Hazardous Planet-Killer Asteroid Spotted by Astronomers
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Three previously unknown near-Earth asteroids have been discovered by astronomers observing the twilight sky. In fact, one of them is…
Astronomers Release 42 of the Sharpest Asteroid Images to Date Revealing Fascinating Features
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Astronomers presented the results of a ground survey of the largest asteroids in the Main Belt, carried out using the…
8 Near-Earth Asteroids the Size of the Great Pyramid to Pass by Earth
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This week, an asteroid only found earlier this year will fly past our planet – asteroid 2021 SM3. The object,…
Ancient Earth Was Bombarded By Cataclysmic “City-Sized” Asteroids
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Scientists have found that the possibility to breathe “with a full chest filled with oxygen” became appeared about 2.5 billion years ago and was caused by the impacts of city-sized asteroids.
Here’s How Asteroid Impacts Created Molecules For Life on Earth and Mars
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A new study reveals how asteroid impacts in the ocean may have a crucial link to explain the formation of…
Here Are 6 of the Weirdest Asteroids Ever Found
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Exploring the solar system is a massive feat for humankind. But we are good at it. In fact, we seem…