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NASA spacecraft expected to have close encounter with asteroid
NASA’s Lucy will venture as close as 596 miles to this asteroid, an estimated 2½ miles in length but much shorter in width. Scientists should have a better idea of its size and shape following the ...
NASA's Glenn to test lunar air quality monitors aboard space station
As NASA prepares to return to the moon, studying astronaut health and safety is a top priority. Scientists monitor and ...
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When Did Mammals First Appear On Earth?
Indeed, the earliest mammal we are currently aware of is the Brasilodon quadrangularis – a diminutive critter described as ...
Scientists stumble across rare evidence that Earth is peeling underneath the Sierra Nevada
Scientists found new evidence that Earth’s crust is peeling underneath the Sierra Nevada in California. The process might be ...
New evidence challenges theories on the origin of water on Earth, study suggests
Researchers say they discovered evidence that early Earth was home to more hydrogen than previously thought, calling into ...
Curiosity rover finds key ingredient for past life on Mars
In those drill sites, Curiosity detected deposits containing an iron carbonate material called siderite. According to Ben ...
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The race to visit the asteroid making the closest pass by Earth
Space agencies from the US, Europe and Japan are all making plans to visit the asteroid Apophis when it makes an extremely ...
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Why the meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes – a planetary scientist explains new research
Only 30%-50% of the remaining objects survive the atmospheric passage and become meteorites. The debris pieces whose orbits bring them closer to the Sun tend to be significantly more durable, making ...
‘God Of Chaos’ Asteroid: It’s Exactly Four Years Until The Rarest Space Event Of Our Lives
On Friday, April 13, 2029, an asteroid will come closer to Earth than orbiting geosynchronous satellites in a ...