If humankind is to explore deep space, one small passenger should not be left behind: microbes. In fact, it would be ...
Penn State researchers think a key ingredient for life may have formed in deep freeze, not in a warm asteroid puddle. A space sample with a new twistScientists at Penn State; led by geoscientist ...
The discovery is just the latest to come from the asteroid sample, which dates back to the dawn of the solar system.
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In a new paper, an international team of researchers revisited the idea of blowing up an incoming asteroid with a nuclear ...
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Early last year, asteroid 2024 YR4 caught the public’s attention as its chances of hitting Earth in the near future climbed ...
A new study has revealed that the iconic Black Beauty meteorite contains much more hidden water than previously suspected.
The asteroid, around 100 feet in diameter, is speeding toward our planet at about 22,000 miles per hour, according to NASA.
On February 9, 1913, hundreds of fireball meteors rained down on North America for no apparent reason. This strange event is ...