MIT scientists study particles from distant asteroid for clues to the outer solar system’s origin
We’re showing that, everywhere we look now, there was some sort of magnetic field that was responsible for bringing mass to ...
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Ancient asteroid grains reveal hidden magnetic past of our solar system
MIT researchers analyzed precious samples from the asteroid Ryugu, delivered to Earth by Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission. They ...
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NASA Tracking Bus-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth Today
The space rock, known as 2024 VM1, will fly past our planet on Wednesday at a minimum distance of around 193,000 miles.
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What preparing for an asteroid strike teaches us about climate change
Averting an asteroid strike will need many of the same skills we must hone to tackle climate change and future pandemics ...
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Asteroid-mining company AstroForge gets 1st-ever FCC license for commercial deep-space mission
Asteroid prospecting company AstroForge has been awarded the first-ever commercial license for operating and communicating ...
Earth's powerful gravity might do a number on the asteroid Apophis
Measuring 1,000-feet-long, the massive asteroid was discovered in 2004. Apophis is predicted to pass within 20,000 miles of ...
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If an asteroid were heading towards Earth, could you avert disaster?
From nuclear strikes to giant spikes, discover the systems in place to prevent a collision and test your decision-making to ...
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Apophis: a European space mission gets up close with an asteroid set to brush by Earth
A new European Space Agency mission is set to study asteroid Apophis to learn more about how we can handle asteroid threats ...
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China plans to crash a spacecraft into a distant asteroid
In 2022 its space agency, NASA, collided a semi-autonomous spacecraft (capable of self-steering as well as being remotely ...
Will ‘Apophis’ Hit Earth In 2029? We’ll Know In 2027, Scientist Says
An asteroid the size of the Empire State Building, named Apophis, could potentially hit Earth in 2029, but scientists consider the chance extremely small.