NASA's asteroid chaser swings by Earth on way to space rock
NASA's asteroid-chasing spacecraft swung by Earth on Friday on its way to a space rock.
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Meteorite impact caused the highest temperature ever recorded on Earth's surface
An international team of researchers has found evidence of an ancient meteorite colliding with ground rock on Earth, producing the highest temperature ever recorded on the planet's surface. In their paper published in the ...
Asteroid Apophis has one in 100,000 chance of hitting Earth, expert estimates
The huge, nearly 400-meter-wide asteroid Apophis is still on a list of hazardous near-Earth objects (NEOs), regarded as a potential threat to the planet. However, new calculations made by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory ...
Space Exploration
Aug 14, 2017
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Asteroid to shave past Earth on Oct 12: ESA (Update)
A house-sized asteroid will shave past our planet on October 12, far inside the Moon's orbit but without posing any threat, astronomers said Thursday.
Space Exploration
Aug 10, 2017
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'Halos' discovered on Mars widen time frame for potential life
Lighter-toned bedrock that surrounds fractures and comprises high concentrations of silica—called "halos"—has been found in Gale crater on Mars, indicating that the planet had liquid water much longer than previously ...
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May 30, 2017
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NASA troubleshooting drill problem on Mars Curiosity rover
Engineers are troubleshooting a snag on NASA's Curiosity that's preventing the rover from moving its robotic arm and driving to another spot on Mars, the space agency said Tuesday.
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Dec 13, 2016
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UWA Zadko Telescope helps reconstruct 'Barbarian' asteroids
The University of Western Australia's Zadko Telescope has been used by an international team to reconstruct the shape of a rare 'Barbarian' asteroid (space rock).
Space Exploration
Nov 24, 2016
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A facelift for the Moon every 81,000 years
The Moon is bombarded by so much space rock that its surface gets a complete facelift every 81,000 years, according to a study released Wednesday based on NASA data.
Space Exploration
Oct 12, 2016
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Small asteroid flies safely past Earth
A small asteroid designated 2016 RB1 safely flew past Earth today at 10:20 a.m. PDT (1:20 p.m. EDT / 17:20 UTC) at a distance of about 25,000 miles (40,000 kilometers, or just less than 1/10th the distance of Earth to the ...
Space Exploration
Sep 8, 2016
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Flash of light, loud boom over Phoenix skies likely a meteor
An expert in meteorites says a bright flashing light and loud boom over the skies in metro Phoenix looks like a single meteor burning up as it entered the Earth's atmosphere at thousands of miles per hour.
Space Exploration
Jun 2, 2016
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