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NASA Radar Captures Two Large Asteroids Zooming Past Earth

NASA tracked two near-Earth asteroids, capturing important data about their trajectories and physical characteristics using radar technology, which supports ongoing…

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Could They Unlock the Origins of Life?

A microscope image of a dark Bennu particle, about a millimeter long, with a crust of bright phosphate. To the…

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Explore the Massive Meteor Crater in Arizona From Space

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission reveals the Meteor Crater in Arizona, a significant geological feature created by a meteorite impact 50,000…

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Two Large Asteroids Will Skim Past Earth Just 42 Hours Apart

This week, two significant asteroids, including the newly discovered 2024 MK, will safely pass Earth in a coincidence that aligns…

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Tracing Planetary Shifts That Formed the Moon

Researchers have provided evidence suggesting that the repositioning of the Solar System’s giant planets between 60-100 million years after its…

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NASA’s Lucy Unravels Dinky’s Secret

This image shows the “moonrise” of the satellite Selam as it emerges from behind asteroid Dinkinesh as seen by the…

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Webb Telescope Captures Massive Asteroid Collision in Neighboring Star System

Astronomers observed a giant asteroid collision in Beta Pictoris, using data from the Webb and Spitzer telescopes. The event, occurring…

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NASA’s Lucy Unveils a Surprising Discovery

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft’s recent exploration of asteroid Dinkinesh not only highlighted the asteroid’s internal complexities but also led to a…

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