Spacecraft watches lonely Earth and moon fade into the distance
The European Space Agency's Hera craft, en route to an asteroid, recently captured footage of our planet and the moon, set ...
Could an asteroid wipe out life on Earth – and what are we doing about it?
Scientists – led by experts from Nasa – have spent more than 10 years working out how to prevent a devastating asteroid ...
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Europe Hopes to Visit This Large Asteroid When It Brushes by Earth in 2029
A close flyby of an asteroid as large as Apophis happens only once every 5,000 to 10,000 years. Scientists plan to learn all they can.
A colossal asteroid once boiled the oceans. It also did the unexpected.
D: Iron in the ocean (from the ocean circulation, from the impactor itself, and from erosion), along with nutrients (like ...
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Earth’s 2029 Close Encounter With Apophis Could Create Epic "Asteroidquakes"
However, an impact could kill millions directly ... Debate remains about how close to a planet an asteroid must come to ...
Skyscraper-sized asteroid and 4 others speed past Earth on the same day
Four huge asteroids — and a fifth that's much smaller — are passing Earth on Thursday in their closest approaches to the ...
How Dangerous Is the “Doomsday” Asteroid Swarm?
New research indicates that the Taurid swarm contains fewer large asteroids than anticipated, suggesting a lower threat level ...
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What Happened At Chicxulub? The Asteroid Impact That Killed The Dinosaurs
Further study, together with the magnetic and gravity data, confirmed the site as an impact event, named for the nearby ...