Asteroid Apophis Will Endure Quakes and Surface Shifts During 2029 Earth Flyby
A new study posits that our planet's gravity will cause seismic activity on Apophis when it makes its close approach in 2029.
Apophis: A new European space mission could get up close with a large asteroid that's set to brush by Earth
The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942) Apophis. If approved at a key meeting next year, the robotic spacecraft, known as the ...
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Like 22 atomic bombs: The asteroid that will hit the Earth is called Bennu
Researchers have determined the precise date when an asteroid could potentially impact Earth, carrying with it a power equivalent to that of 22 atomic bombs. This celestial object, named Bennu, ...
How Dangerous Is the “Doomsday” Asteroid Swarm?
New research indicates that the Taurid swarm contains fewer large asteroids than anticipated, suggesting a lower threat level ...
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Almost All Meteorites That Hit Earth Are Coming From the Same Three Places, Scientists Discover
Resaerchers have found that the vast majority of meteorites pummelling the Earth's atmosphere come from only three different ...
Meteorite 200 times larger than the dinosaur-killing asteroid hit Earth 3.3 billion years ago. But it helped life to flourish
This meteorite, designated as S2, is roughly 200 times larger than the Chicxulub responsible for the dinosaurs’ extinction.
A colossal asteroid once boiled the oceans. It also did the unexpected.
D: Iron in the ocean (from the ocean circulation, from the impactor itself, and from erosion), along with nutrients (like ...
Bus-Sized Asteroid to Pass Between Earth and Moon Next Week
"Asteroids and comets with a perihelion distance (closest to the Sun) less than 1.3 astronomical units (AU), or approximately ...
NASA Devised a Wild Plot to Capture an Asteroid and Save Humanity. It Almost Failed
What was the secret recipe?” Did a Second Asteroid Hit During Dino Extinction? Water, for example, is one of those ingredients. While it can be found throughout the solar system, not all water is the ...
NASA Warns A Bus-Sized Asteroid Will Skip Past Earth This Week
The asteroid, named 2024 UQ1, measures approximately 32-feet across and will come closer to Earth than the moon.
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Meteorite 200 times larger than the dinosaur-killing asteroid hit Earth 3.3 billion years ago. But it helped life to flourish
when asteroid collisions were far more frequent. This meteorite, designated as S2, is roughly 200 times larger than the Chicxulub responsible for the dinosaurs’ extinction. When S2 hit Earth ...