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Evidence of ancient frozen ocean found on dwarf planet Ceres
Explore Ceres, the largest asteroid in our solar system, and discover its remarkable ancient ocean and ice-rich crust.
An asteroid could hit Earth in 7 years. Here's how astronomers are tracking it
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...
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The Bennu asteroid reveals clues to how the building blocks of life on Earth may have been seeded
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned from space with a sample of an asteroid named Bennu and scientists got to dive into a tale ...
Scientist warns it might be too late to deflect ‘city killer’ asteroid heading toward Earth
The volcanologist threw cold water on the defense potential of the DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft, which ...
NASA eyeing close call with asteroid in 2032
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An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, NASA says. Here's what to know about the potential "city killer."
An asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has a greater than one percent chance of hitting Earth in about eight years. Such an impact has the potential for city-level devastation ...
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Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth go up as Webb telescope is tasked with studying potential "city-killer"
An asteroid has a small chance of hitting Earth less than eight years from now, and astronomers are enlisting the help of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to study it. Characterized as a ...
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Scientists taking 'active measures' for asteroid with slight chance of hitting earth.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has been a source of consternation because it carries an uncommonly high risk of colliding into Earth. It's the most hazardous space rock detected since astronomers first ...
How an ancient asteroid strike carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon
New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons ...
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An asteroid could collide with Earth: What could happen if it hits, and should we worry?
An asteroid measuring as wide as 295 feet is possibly headed right toward Earth, but don’t run for cover just yet. A NASA-funded telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first spotted the asteroid ...
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How an ancient asteroid strike carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon
New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions ... the bottom of the moon are thought to hold considerable ice, which could be turned into rocket fuel and drinking water ...