NASA Tracking Car-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Today
The asteroid is hurtling towards us at a zippy 15,000 miles per hour, according to the space agency's Jet Propulsion ...
Asteroid Ryugu samples suggest presence of salty water in outer solar system
Asteroids that orbit close to the Earth inevitably cause us some anxiety due to the even remote possibility of a collision.
Dramatically decreasing the time it takes to measure asteroid distances
We all know that asteroids are out there, that some of them come dangerously close to Earth, and that they've struck Earth ...
Bus-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Today, NASA Reports
The space rock is heading in our direction at some 18,700 miles per hour, according to the space agency's data.
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Scientists say 2 asteroids may actually be fragments of destroyed planets from our early solar system
New findings offer clues about the ancient origins of asteroids and their potential role in the formation of terrestrial ...
A Billion-Year-Old Secret Unlocked in Asteroid Bennu’s Dust
Researchers are unlocking secrets of our solar system by analyzing asteroid Bennu samples, some of the most pristine ever ...
An Asteroid Sample Just Changed What We Know About Life in Our Solar System
The OSIRIS-REx mission returned to the sample to Earth in September of 2023, and these studies show that it contains amino acids, nucleobases, and minerals known as evaporites—all elements of life’s ...
Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track
This also means there's a 98% chance it will safely pass our ... solar system's formation 4.6 billion years ago.There are so ...
Monroeville library uses food, fun for solar system lesson
Monroeville Public Library is holding a three-part children’s series on space, where participants learn fun facts about the ...