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Asteroid Strikes Earth Hours After Detection, 3rd 'Imminent Impactor' Of 2024
The asteroid was first observed on October 22 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey in Hawaii.
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Scientists Reveal It Wasn't Just One Asteroid That Wiped Out Dinosaurs
The massive asteroid that ended the dinosaurs 66 million years ago was not an isolated event, new research has revealed.
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Asteroid Apophis Could Strike the Earth If It Collides With Smaller Space Rocks: Study
Earth will have a close encounter with the asteroid Apophis on Friday, April 13, 2029. Also known as the "God of Destruction" after the Egyptian deity of chaos, this massive asteroid will come within 19,000 miles (30,600 kilometres) of our planet, close enough to be visible to the naked eye.
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Asteroid Apophis May Still Have a Small Chance of Hitting Earth in 2029, Study Reveals
Recent simulations suggest a very small chance that asteroid Apophis could be deflected onto a collision course with Earth before its close approach in 2029. Although current data points to a safe pass, the risk remains, especially if another space object were to strike Apophis. The odds are extremely low, but a final verdict won’t be available u...
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International Asteroid Day: Asteroids Fly-By Earth In Serendipitous Celebration
The day, also supported by the United Nations, marks the anniversary of the largest observed asteroid strike in recorded history in 1908.
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Asteroid That Ended Dinosaurs Also Halted Key Life Process On Earth: Study
The fine dust that was flung high into atmosphere eclipsed the sun's rays, preventing plants from carrying out photosynthesis.
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NASA's James Webb And Hubble Telescopes Capture Detailed Views Of Asteroid Strike
Two of NASA's space telescopes - James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope - have captured views of the DART spacecraft intentionally smashing into an asteroid earlier this week.
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See First Images Of Asteroid Strike From Webb, Hubble Telescopes
The James Webb and Hubble telescopes on Thursday revealed their initial images of a spacecraft deliberately crashing into an asteroid, marking the first time the two most powerful space telescopes have observed the same celestial object.
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NASA's James Webb Telescope Damaged After Being Hit By Space Rock: Report
The world’s largest and most powerful space telescope by NASA, James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), has suffered massive damage from an asteroid strike in May.
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Scientists Find First Dinosaur Fossil Directly Linked to Asteroid Strike
A preserved leg of a dinosaur thought to have been the first fossil linked to the catastrophic asteroid event that wiped out the dinosaurs, has been found. The limb has skin still attached to it.
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NASA Says It Will Try to Blast Didymos Asteroid to Save Collision With Earth
NASA will launch a mission this November to strike an asteroid that may pose a threat to Earth. NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission will be launched in order to prevent a hazardous asteroid from striking Earth.
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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Safely Tucks Bennu Asteroid Samples for Return to Earth
NASA spacecraft OSIRIS-REx tucked over 1kg of asteroid samples into a capsule for return to Earth after losing some of its precious loot because of a jammed lid, scientists said Thursday.
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Massive Meteor Shower "Hit Earth And Moon" 800 Million Years Ago
A giant meteor shower bombarded Earth and the Moon 800 million years ago with more than 30 times the force of the asteroid strike that killed the dinosaurs, new research showed Tuesday.
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World Asteroid Day 2020: Why Is It Observed And All You Need To Know
World Asteroid Day 2020: In December 2016, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution in order to "observe each year, at the international level, the anniversary of the Tunguska impact over Siberia, on 30 June 1908, and to raise public awareness about the asteroid impact hazard."
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Massive Asteroid to Zip Past Earth Tomorrow, NASA Says ‘It Poses No Threat’
A huge ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid is expected to fly past Earth tomorrow. The asteroid 1998 OR2 is said to be more than a mile-long, and if it were to strike the planet, it could cause extreme havoc.
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Asteroid Strikes Earth Hours After Detection, 3rd 'Imminent Impactor' Of 2024
The asteroid was first observed on October 22 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey in Hawaii.
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Scientists Reveal It Wasn't Just One Asteroid That Wiped Out Dinosaurs
The massive asteroid that ended the dinosaurs 66 million years ago was not an isolated event, new research has revealed.
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Asteroid Apophis Could Strike the Earth If It Collides With Smaller Space Rocks: Study
Earth will have a close encounter with the asteroid Apophis on Friday, April 13, 2029. Also known as the "God of Destruction" after the Egyptian deity of chaos, this massive asteroid will come within 19,000 miles (30,600 kilometres) of our planet, close enough to be visible to the naked eye.
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Asteroid Apophis May Still Have a Small Chance of Hitting Earth in 2029, Study Reveals
Recent simulations suggest a very small chance that asteroid Apophis could be deflected onto a collision course with Earth before its close approach in 2029. Although current data points to a safe pass, the risk remains, especially if another space object were to strike Apophis. The odds are extremely low, but a final verdict won’t be available u...
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International Asteroid Day: Asteroids Fly-By Earth In Serendipitous Celebration
The day, also supported by the United Nations, marks the anniversary of the largest observed asteroid strike in recorded history in 1908.
-
Asteroid That Ended Dinosaurs Also Halted Key Life Process On Earth: Study
The fine dust that was flung high into atmosphere eclipsed the sun's rays, preventing plants from carrying out photosynthesis.
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NASA's James Webb And Hubble Telescopes Capture Detailed Views Of Asteroid Strike
Two of NASA's space telescopes - James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope - have captured views of the DART spacecraft intentionally smashing into an asteroid earlier this week.
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See First Images Of Asteroid Strike From Webb, Hubble Telescopes
The James Webb and Hubble telescopes on Thursday revealed their initial images of a spacecraft deliberately crashing into an asteroid, marking the first time the two most powerful space telescopes have observed the same celestial object.
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NASA's James Webb Telescope Damaged After Being Hit By Space Rock: Report
The world’s largest and most powerful space telescope by NASA, James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), has suffered massive damage from an asteroid strike in May.
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Scientists Find First Dinosaur Fossil Directly Linked to Asteroid Strike
A preserved leg of a dinosaur thought to have been the first fossil linked to the catastrophic asteroid event that wiped out the dinosaurs, has been found. The limb has skin still attached to it.
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NASA Says It Will Try to Blast Didymos Asteroid to Save Collision With Earth
NASA will launch a mission this November to strike an asteroid that may pose a threat to Earth. NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission will be launched in order to prevent a hazardous asteroid from striking Earth.
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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Safely Tucks Bennu Asteroid Samples for Return to Earth
NASA spacecraft OSIRIS-REx tucked over 1kg of asteroid samples into a capsule for return to Earth after losing some of its precious loot because of a jammed lid, scientists said Thursday.
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Massive Meteor Shower "Hit Earth And Moon" 800 Million Years Ago
A giant meteor shower bombarded Earth and the Moon 800 million years ago with more than 30 times the force of the asteroid strike that killed the dinosaurs, new research showed Tuesday.
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World Asteroid Day 2020: Why Is It Observed And All You Need To Know
World Asteroid Day 2020: In December 2016, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution in order to "observe each year, at the international level, the anniversary of the Tunguska impact over Siberia, on 30 June 1908, and to raise public awareness about the asteroid impact hazard."
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Massive Asteroid to Zip Past Earth Tomorrow, NASA Says ‘It Poses No Threat’
A huge ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid is expected to fly past Earth tomorrow. The asteroid 1998 OR2 is said to be more than a mile-long, and if it were to strike the planet, it could cause extreme havoc.
