Target Earth—how asteroids made an impact on Australia
Our planet has had a few close encounters with asteroids of late.
Apr 11, 2018
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Inside an asteroid
Why Perth scientists are hoping to score asteroid fragments brought back to Earth by an ambitious space mission.
Still believe an asteroid killed the dinosaurs? Think again—new theory suggests
Some experts have long believed that a massive asteroid was a primary cause of dinosaurs' extinction some 65 million years ago, but new analysis from a University at Albany psychology professor suggests that the dinosaurs ...
'Oumuamua likely came from a binary star system
New research finds that 'Oumuamua, the rocky object identified as the first confirmed interstellar asteroid, very likely came from a binary star system.
Asteroids and comets shower Mars with organics
Asteroids and comets appear to be a much more important supplier of organic molecules on Mars than expected. Until now, astronomers assumed that the organics on Mars mainly came from dust particles from space. Now, computer ...
Physicists blast model asteroids with a laser
A large team of Russian researchers from Rosatom, joined by three MIPT physicists, has modeled the impact of a nuclear explosion on an Earth-threatening asteroid. They manufactured miniature asteroids and blasted them with ...
Report on an occultation near Marseille – first scientific result with the eVscope
Unistellar is proud to announce the first real scientific result obtained with our eVscope prototype. On Jan, 27, after designing a special observing mode for this purpose, we viewed an occultation of a magnitude-11 star ...
Asteroid 'time capsules' may help explain how life started on Earth
In popular culture, asteroids play the role of apocalyptic threat, get blamed for wiping out the dinosaurs - and offer an extraterrestrial source for mineral mining.
Asteroid coming close Friday: Don't worry, we're safe
Another asteroid is headed our way—the second this week—but there's no need to worry.
Space sports car now flying toward asteroid belt beyond Mars
The world's first space sports car is cruising toward the asteroid belt, well beyond Mars.
