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Possible Meteorite Crashes Through Roof Of US Home, Residents Safe
A four-by-six-inch object struck a ranch-style house on Old Washington Crossing Pennington Road on Monday, causing damage to the hardwood floor.
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Watch: Asteroid Explodes Above English Channel, Lights Up Night Sky
The European Space Agency (ESA) tweeted that it was "a sign of the rapid advancements in global asteroid detection capabilities!"
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NASA DART Spacecraft Successfully Slams Into Asteroid Dimorphos in First Planetary Defence Test
NASA on Monday successfully crashed into an asteroid in the world's first test of a planetary defense system, as the US space agency continues to work on technology to prevent potential meteorite collisions with Earth, that could threaten life on the planet. The DART spacecraft was launched by a SpaceX rocket in November 2021, and made most of its ...
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Scientists Launch Undersea Expedition to Look For Interstellar Meteor That Hit Earth In 2014: Report
A meteorite believed to have come from beyond the solar system crashed into the ocean in 2014 off the coast of Papua New Guinea. Scientists have now launched an expedition to the depths of the ocean to search for the space rock.
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Researchers to Scan Ocean Floor for Meteorite That Crashed on Earth in 2014
A mysterious object from space crashed into the ocean off the coast of Papua New Guinea in 2014. Called the CNEOS 2014-01-08, the meteorite has still kept scientists puzzled about its origin but initially, it was speculated that it could be an interstellar object. Now, researchers are chalking up plans to scan the ocean floor for the object.
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Meteorite That Crashed Into Canadian Woman’s Home Can Reveal Much About Solar System's Origin
A meteorite, that pierced through the roof of a home in British Columbia, Canada narrowly missing a sleeping woman, has the potential of unravelling mysteries about our solar system.
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Saved By Inches: Woman Says Meteorite Crashed Through Roof, Landed On Her Bed
The woman avoided death by inches. "I just jumped up and turned on the light, I couldn't figure out what the heck had happened," she said
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NASA Asks For Report Into 'Meteorite' Crash At School. It Turns Out To Be...
American space agency NASA recently asked an Australian school for details of a reported meteorite crash on their campus on Monday.
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Man Becomes Overnight Millionaire After Meteorite Crashes Through His Roof
An Indonesian man became a millionaire overnight after a meteor crashed through his roof. Josua Hutagalung, 33, is a coffin maker from Sumatra who r became astronomically richer after he recently sold the meteorite for over 1 million pounds - or roughly Rs 9.8 crore.
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7 Billion Years: Oldest Solid Material on Earth Found Inside a Meteorite, Predates Solar System
A meteorite that crashed into rural southeastern Australia in a fireball in 1969 contained the oldest material ever found on Earth, stardust that predated the formation of our solar system by billions of years, scientists said on Monday.
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Farmers Shocked As Suspected Meteorite Crashes In Rice Field In Bihar
A suspected meteorite the size of a football plunged into a rice field in Bihar's Madhubani district, startling farmers, authorities said Thursday.
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Meteorite hits central Russia, more than 500 people injured
More than 500 people were injured when a meteorite shot across the sky and exploded over central Russia on Friday, sending fireballs crashing to Earth, shattering windows and damaging buildings.
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Meteorite hits central Russia, 400 hurt
About 400 people were injured when a meteorite shot across the sky in central Russia on Friday sending fireballs crashing to Earth, smashing windows and setting off car alarms.
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Possible Meteorite Crashes Through Roof Of US Home, Residents Safe
A four-by-six-inch object struck a ranch-style house on Old Washington Crossing Pennington Road on Monday, causing damage to the hardwood floor.
-
Watch: Asteroid Explodes Above English Channel, Lights Up Night Sky
The European Space Agency (ESA) tweeted that it was "a sign of the rapid advancements in global asteroid detection capabilities!"
-
NASA DART Spacecraft Successfully Slams Into Asteroid Dimorphos in First Planetary Defence Test
NASA on Monday successfully crashed into an asteroid in the world's first test of a planetary defense system, as the US space agency continues to work on technology to prevent potential meteorite collisions with Earth, that could threaten life on the planet. The DART spacecraft was launched by a SpaceX rocket in November 2021, and made most of its ...
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Scientists Launch Undersea Expedition to Look For Interstellar Meteor That Hit Earth In 2014: Report
A meteorite believed to have come from beyond the solar system crashed into the ocean in 2014 off the coast of Papua New Guinea. Scientists have now launched an expedition to the depths of the ocean to search for the space rock.
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Researchers to Scan Ocean Floor for Meteorite That Crashed on Earth in 2014
A mysterious object from space crashed into the ocean off the coast of Papua New Guinea in 2014. Called the CNEOS 2014-01-08, the meteorite has still kept scientists puzzled about its origin but initially, it was speculated that it could be an interstellar object. Now, researchers are chalking up plans to scan the ocean floor for the object.
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Meteorite That Crashed Into Canadian Woman’s Home Can Reveal Much About Solar System's Origin
A meteorite, that pierced through the roof of a home in British Columbia, Canada narrowly missing a sleeping woman, has the potential of unravelling mysteries about our solar system.
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Saved By Inches: Woman Says Meteorite Crashed Through Roof, Landed On Her Bed
The woman avoided death by inches. "I just jumped up and turned on the light, I couldn't figure out what the heck had happened," she said
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NASA Asks For Report Into 'Meteorite' Crash At School. It Turns Out To Be...
American space agency NASA recently asked an Australian school for details of a reported meteorite crash on their campus on Monday.
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Man Becomes Overnight Millionaire After Meteorite Crashes Through His Roof
An Indonesian man became a millionaire overnight after a meteor crashed through his roof. Josua Hutagalung, 33, is a coffin maker from Sumatra who r became astronomically richer after he recently sold the meteorite for over 1 million pounds - or roughly Rs 9.8 crore.
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7 Billion Years: Oldest Solid Material on Earth Found Inside a Meteorite, Predates Solar System
A meteorite that crashed into rural southeastern Australia in a fireball in 1969 contained the oldest material ever found on Earth, stardust that predated the formation of our solar system by billions of years, scientists said on Monday.
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Farmers Shocked As Suspected Meteorite Crashes In Rice Field In Bihar
A suspected meteorite the size of a football plunged into a rice field in Bihar's Madhubani district, startling farmers, authorities said Thursday.
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Meteorite hits central Russia, more than 500 people injured
More than 500 people were injured when a meteorite shot across the sky and exploded over central Russia on Friday, sending fireballs crashing to Earth, shattering windows and damaging buildings.
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Meteorite hits central Russia, 400 hurt
About 400 people were injured when a meteorite shot across the sky in central Russia on Friday sending fireballs crashing to Earth, smashing windows and setting off car alarms.
