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Potentially hazardous asteroid heading towards Earth, says Nasa
PA Media: Science via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA “potentially hazardous asteroid” the size of a football pitch is hurtling towards Earth, Nasa has...
Sky Shorts: NASA's DART mission to test asteroid deflector impactor
The Repository via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBack on July 26, astronomers were surprised to discover an asteroid wider than 2 football fields...
What Are Asteroids in Astrology? The Zodiac Signs of Juno, Chiron, Ceres, Pallas & Vesta
STYLECASTER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoYou may know about your sun, moon and rising, proudly letting someone know your “big three” upon...
What's the smallest known asteroid? What about the largest?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoField of asteroids with space background and glowing orange shiny star. Asteroids constantly zoom...
Planetary geoscientist: How two 'star-like points of light' became geological worlds
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHarry "Hap" McSween presented the Richard D. Smyser Community Lecture on asteroids in Oak Ridge....
Good news! Earth is safe from planet-killer asteroids for the next 1000 years
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 12 months agoBy concentrating on when these giant space rocks get a bit too close to us, researchers were able to...
Spot dwarf planet Ceres during the new moon tonight
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCeres will be at opposition on March 21, 2023, though you'll still need a telescope to see the dwarf planet. As the moon reaches its new phase on Tuesday...
Scientists find star with ‘scar’ from destroying planets
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 months agoScientists have found a star with a marked “scar” from destroying the planets that surround it. When...
Dead ‘cannibal’ star spotted with metal scar after consuming part of a planet
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating...
Astronomers observe scar on white dwarf 'cannibal' star
Reuters via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA slowly cooling stellar ember called a white dwarf with a scar on its face is providing new insight...