Ryugu sample analyses show asteroids may have delivered compounds needed to start life on Earth
An international team of researchers with a wide range of backgrounds has found evidence of asteroids providing the compounds ...
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Near-Earth asteroid data: Probing possible fifth force of the universe
Near-Earth asteroids are closely monitored due to their implications for planetary defense. The team utilized ground-based ...
A spacecraft is on its way to a harmless asteroid slammed by NASA in a previous save-the-Earth test
Scientists are eager to examine the impact’s aftermath up close to know exactly how effective Dart was and what changes might ...
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Asteroid researchers make eye-opening discovery - 'We haven’t had anything like this in human history'
Scientists have made an eye-opening discovery about the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. It has ...
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Speculated ‘doomsday’ asteroid swarm less likely to impact Earth, study finds
We took advantage of a rare opportunity when this swarm of asteroids passed closer to Earth, allowing us to more efficiently ...
"Mini Moon" asteroid begins temporary orbit around earth
An asteroid the size of a bus that is being dubbed a "mini-moon" has begun orbiting earth. Brian Hackney reports.
Is Earth destined for another extinction-level asteroid event? | The Excerpt
Robin George Andrews, author of "How to Kill an Asteroid," joins The Excerpt to discuss how scientists are working to ...
Earth's new mini-moon belongs to a group of promising targets for future asteroid miners trying to send humans on deep-space missions
Asteroids are ripe for mining. Some contain gold or platinum. Others could help make rocket fuel. When they're mini-moons, ...
Near-Earth asteroid data help probe possible fifth force in universe
In 2023, the NASA OSIRIS-REx mission returned a sample of dust and rocks collected on the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. In ...
An asteroid known as a 'mini-moon' will join Earth's orbit for 2 months starting Sunday
A small asteroid will join Earth's orbit around the sun for two months beginning Sunday, becoming a 'mini-moon.' ...
After 66 million years, scientists discover there wasn’t just one asteroid which killed the dinosaurs
A six-mile-long asteroid, which struck Earth 66 million years ago, wiped out the dinosaurs and more than half of all life on ...