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Asteroid pieces brought to Earth help reveal how our solar system's planets and moons grew
Samples collected from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu have revealed clues about a primordial magnetic field that helped ...
NASA announces that a rare supermoon will pass near Earth: What impact will it have on the planet?
Get ready to witness a celestial spectacle! On Friday, November 15, 2024, the Beaver Moon will illuminate the night sky as ...
NASA Monitors As Bus-Sized Asteroid Approaches Earth Today
The asteroid, named 2024 VX3, will pass us at a distance of 92,100 miles, closer than the moon's 238,900-mile orbit.
NASA Alert! 140-ft India Gate-Sized Asteroid Set For Close Encounter With Earth Today: Time, Distance And More
NASA issued an alert on the asteroid 2019 VU5, a near-Earth object, which is going to pass dangerously close to Earth today.
Apophis: a new European space mission could get up close with a large asteroid that’s set to brush by Earth
Apophis is 340 metres wide, about the same as the height of the Empire State Building. If it were to hit Earth, it would ...
NASA Tracking Bus-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth Today
The space rock, known as 2024 VM1, will fly past our planet on Wednesday at a minimum distance of around 193,000 miles.
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Earth Has Another Moon and It's Staying Until Thanksgiving
2024 PT5 has already been near Earth since July. During the event, the asteroid's geocentric energy will become negative and remain that way for 56.6 days. In Dunn's simulation, the orbit is shown ...
Will ‘Apophis’ Hit Earth In 2029? We’ll Know In 2027, Scientist Says
An asteroid the size of the Empire State Building, named Apophis, could potentially hit Earth in 2029, but scientists ...
University of Iowa's TRACERS satellites set to enhance understanding of space weather
In a little over 5 months the university of iowa will be launching it's tracers mission which currently stands as the largest grant ever awarded to the universi ...
Beaver Moon, the final supermoon of the year, set to illuminate Friday's sky
The Beaver Moon will mark the fourth supermoon we've seen in a row in 2024, and it will appear big and bright in the sky.
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Scientists propose shocking new theory for origin of the Moon
For nearly 40 years, scientists have generally agreed that Earth's Moon formed from debris after a massive collision with our ...
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November's new moon makes a close pass to Venus
The new moon occurs on Nov. 1, and three days later the moon will make a close pass to Venus in the evening sky.