An object left a big gash on Mars. It also spawned a quake.
The image below, taken by the European Space Agency's Trace Gas Orbiter (which arrived at Mars in 2016), shows one of the ...
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How Can We Know If an Asteroid Will Hit Earth?
Keep your eye on the ball” is a motto for many athletes—and for astronomers trying to find Earth-threatening space rocks ...
The odds of asteroid YR4 hitting Earth have climbed. Should we be worried?
Last week, the European Space Agency (ESA) gave the asteroid a 1.3 per cent chance of hitting the Earth on Dec. 22, 2032.
A "city-killer" asteroid has a slim chance to crash into Earth. Here's what to know.
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said.
Don’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032
The asteroid warning network is affiliated with the United Nations. Officials activate the IAWN when an asteroid bigger than ...
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NASA confirms discovery of Mars sample unlike any it has found before
NASA's famous Mars rover named Perseverance has discovered a 'one-of-a-kind treasure' while exploring the surface of the Red Planet.
NASA's returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery world
The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ...
A ‘city killer’ asteroid might hit Earth – how worried should we be?
According to scientists, there is a 1.6 per cent chance the asteroid will strike Earth on Dec 22, 2032. Read more at ...
Dreams of asteroid mining, orbital manufacturing and much more
Orbital manufacturing. Private space stations. Moon buggies. Exploring Mars. All are there, alongside the more humdrum (if ...
Life’s building blocks discovered in asteroid dust
This week, explore what lurks in asteroid dust, marvel at the world’s largest beaded burial, discover an elusive creature ...
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NASA's returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery world
like on Mars, moons of Jupiter and Saturn. These samples are being analyzed in 60 labs around the world, and the researchers expect more findings. And the best is yet to come. Asteroid samples ...