Webb telescope has a new mission: surveillance of a threatening asteroid
The most powerful space telescope ever built is peering into some of the deepest realms of the universe. It will also now ...
An asteroid could collide with Earth: What could happen if it hits, and should we worry?
An asteroid could hit Earth, but scientists are continuing to gather data to understand its trajectory and potential impact ...
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Meteoroid Streams And Meteor Showers
Meteoroid streams and meteor showers are fascinating celestial phenomena that occur when Earth passes through trails of debris left by comets or asteroids. These streams consist of small ...
Why the Odds of an Asteroid Striking Earth in 2032 Keep Going Up (and Down)
NASA and European scientists explain how they calculate the probability of the space rock 2024 YR4 impacting our planet, and why it’s not yet time to worry.
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Scientists taking 'active measures' for asteroid with slight chance of hitting earth.
Now, ever-improving technology at our disposal has equipped us here on Earth to better detect – and prepare for – inbound asteroids, remnants from the early formation of our solar system some ...
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WATCH: Impressive meteor blazes across night sky in Caribbean
Meteoroids are usually the size of a pebble but can range in size from dust grains to small asteroids. Asteroids can range in size from pebbles to over 600 miles across. Most asteroids are ...
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu could hit Earth in 157 years and set off a global ‘impact winter,’ study says
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...
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Doorbell cam catches a meteorite fall. How often does it happen, and could one hit you?
Objects the size of the smallest asteroids, which are about 3 feet across, strike Earth a few times a year. About once every 2,000 years, a meteorite the size of a football field impacts Earth and ...
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Material necessary for life on Earth may have been delivered by asteroids like Bennu
Some amino acids can be built in two ways that mirror each other, like a pair of right and left hands. Life on Earth uses the ...
Scientist warns it might be too late to deflect ‘city-killer’ asteroid heading toward Earth
What a rock-block. An award-winning UK scientist warns that it might be too late to deflect the “city killer” asteroid that’s headed toward Earth. Deflection efforts “might not be able to stop 2024 ...