New analysis of asteroid dust reveals evidence of salty water in the early solar system
In October 2020, a van-sized robotic spacecraft briefly touched down on the surface of Bennu, a 525-meter-wide asteroid 320 million kilometers from Earth.
NASA's Perseverance rover finds 'Silver Mountain' in Mars. Here's what we know
NASA's Perseverance rover has collected a unique rock sample named "Silver Mountain" from Mars' Jezero Crater, featuring ...
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Purdue professor explains how asteroid samples teach us about the solar system’s past
Purdue professor along with a team of scientists analyze asteroid samples from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission to give a better understanding of the past.
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Football field-sized asteroid with 1.6% chance of hitting Earth could destroy a city
Scientists have newly discovered an asteroid, around 130 to 300 meters wide, that has greater than 1% chance of impacting the Earth.
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Are we all aliens? NASA's returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery world
The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ...
Elon Musk backs mission to Mars to investigate remarkable 'square structure' seen on the red planet as Joe Rogan brands bizarre feature 'wild'
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has backed a mission to Mars to investigate the remarkable 'square structure' (pictured) that was ...
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A ‘city-killer’ asteroid might hit Earth — how worried should we be?
Asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has a greater than 1 per cent chance of colliding with Earth in about 8 ...
Will An Asteroid Hit Earth In 2032? NASA Makes Ominous Prediction...
According to NASA, an asteroid named 2024 YR 4 could hit Earth in December 2032. The space rock is between 130 feet and 330 ...