Lab experiment suggests destroying massive asteroid could save Earth
A large asteroid could threaten life on Earth – but nuclear bombs could come to the rescue, a new lab ...
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Probability of asteroid 99942 Apophis impacting Earth slightly higher than expected
The solar elongation of Apophis as seen from Earth from 2021 to 2029. The start of each year is indicated ...
Scientists Identify Origin of Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid: Jupiter
Artist's impression of a large asteroid impacting Earth, similar to the Chicxulub event that caused the end-Cretaceous mass extinction 66 ...
Final NASA tally shows spacecraft returned double the amount of asteroid rubble
This photo provided by NASA on January 22, 2024 shows a view of eight sample trays containing the final material ...
New study supports hypothesis that asteroid strikes triggered global glaciation in the distant past
Atmospheric transmission at a wavelength of 500 nm as a function of time after impact. Credit: Scientists progress (2024). DOI: ...
A skyscraper-sized asteroid will buzz Earth on Friday, passing safely within 1.7 million miles
This image provided by the Virtual Telescope Project in Italy shows a single asteroid exposed for 180 seconds as it ...
New nuclear deflection simulations advance planetary defense against asteroid threats
A modeling tool developed by scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory shows the progress of an asteroid shattered by a ...
