Asteroid the Size of the Statue of Liberty Could Strike Earth in 2032 – Is NASA Running Out of Time?
A giant space rock hurtling towards Earth at thousands of miles per hour might sound like something from a sci-fi film, but a ...
China Sets Up 'Planetary Defense' Unit Over 2032 Asteroid Threat
YR4 has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, and China is preparing to deter it by mirroring a U.S. space test.
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An Asteroid Sample Just Changed What We Know About Life in Our Solar System
The OSIRIS-REx mission returned to the sample to Earth in September of 2023, and these studies show that it contains amino ...
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Scientists discover unusual California lake contains minerals found in space
parachuting into a Department of Defense training site in the arid Utah desert. The modest container was holding samples collected from Bennu, a diamond-shaped asteroid billions of miles away ...
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New analysis of asteroid dust reveals evidence of salty water in the early solar system
In October 2020, a van-sized robotic spacecraft briefly touched down on the surface of Bennu, a 525-meter-wide asteroid 320 million kilometers from Earth.
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NASA's returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery world
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft returned 122 grams (4 ounces) of dust and pebbles from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, delivering the sample canister to the Utah desert in 2023 before swooping off ...
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What would happen if the OSIRIS-REx asteroid Bennu smashed into Earth in 2182?
Engaging articles, breathtaking images and expert knowledge Issues delivered straight to your door What would happen if Earth ...
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Here is the Arab country most likely to be hit by an asteroid
NASA has noted the countries most likely to be hit by an impending asteroid with one Arab country in the list.