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Where did Earth's water come from? This ancient asteroid family may help us find out
SPACE.com· 7 days agoA family of primitive asteroids is providing astronomers with a window into the past as they seek to...
Asteroid’s Close Approach: Exploring Apophis With Cutting-Edge Mini Satellites
SciTechDaily· 4 days agoIn 2029, asteroid Apophis will closely pass Earth, offering a rare research opportunity for projects like Germany’s NEAlight, which aims to develop defensive ...
Mars might have an asteroid problem
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAccording to their simulations, there are almost 17,000 PHAs that could skim past Mars, but only about 4,700 such asteroids around Earth. [ Related: What...
Astronomers determine Mars may face more potentially hazardous asteroids than Earth
Phys.org· 2 days agoA lot of work is currently being done to try to identify near Earth objects (NEOs)—asteroids or comets—that might be on a collision course ...
A comet approaching Earth could become brighter than the stars this fall
Space via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoBy the end of this summer, we may have a good idea as to whether we'll have a bright naked-eye comet...
Watch a meteor's incredible light show above Spain and Portugal
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 2 days ago[Related: Mars might have an asteroid problem.] Even so, numerous organizations around the world are...
A rare risk of asteroid fastballs turns scientists into sluggers
Salon.com· 6 days agoAs Andy Rivkin, one of the team leaders, was getting ready to appear in NASA’s live broadcast of the...
Look up this week to see May's Full Flower Moon
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoAntares shines as one of the top 20 brightest stars in our night sky, and on May 23, parts...able to see it duck behind the Moon. This event is known as...
Scientists Are Very Worried About NASA’s Mars Plan
The Atlantic· 23 hours agoFor three years, a robot from Earth has been collecting samples of rock and soil into six-inch-long tubes, whirring and crackling on the otherwise quiet planet. The robot, ...
The quest to mine precious metals in space
KOAA5· 7 days agoFrom cell phones to electric cars, modern-day electronics are made with precious minerals gathered the old-fashioned way: mining them from the ground....
