NASA’s Mars rover collects rock sample ‘unlike anything we’ve seen before’
NASA is getting excited about a special rock that its Perseverance rover has just scooped up from the surface of Mars.The ...
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Scientists taking 'active measures' for asteroid with slight chance of hitting earth.
It's the most hazardous space rock detected since astronomers first discovered the notorious Apophis in 2004, which was eventually dismissed as a threat when it approaches in 2029. NASA and the ...
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Scientists Simulated Bennu Crashing to Earth in September 2182. It's Not Pretty.
Simulations of a potential impact by a hill-sized space rock event next century have revealed the rough ride humanity would ...
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Remember the 'mini-moon' last year? Study finds it was likely just a chunk of the actual moon
A chunk of space rock that visited near Earth's orbit last year was widely referred to as a "mini-moon." Turns out the lunar-inspired moniker may have been more accurate than we realized.