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9-Kilometer Impact Crater Beneath Atlantic Reveals Dino-Killing Asteroid Had A Friend
The crater lies deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean and was formed around 66 million years ago – making it a contemporary of ...
Meet SpaceHopper, a three-legged hopping asteroid explorer
The bouncy bot was designed by university students in Switzerland for exploring microgravity environments, such as asteroids.
Investigating the possibility of using asteroid material to grow edible biomass for astronauts
A team of engineers and planetary scientists at Western University's Institute for Earth and Space Exploration, in Canada, ...
When a massive asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs, ants began farming fungi
New research shows that ants have been farming fungi for 66 million years — thanks in part to the asteroid that fueled the ...
Asteroid Apophis' path near Earth in 2029 offers rare lessons in defending planet
Apophis will travel closer to us than any similarly sized astronomical object in recorded history, scientists said. It will ...
Is Earth destined for another extinction-level asteroid event? | The Excerpt
Robin George Andrews, author of "How to Kill an Asteroid," joins The Excerpt to discuss how scientists are working to ...
The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs was not alone
The huge asteroid that hit Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago was not alone, scientists have confirmed. A ...
Five-mile asteroid impact crater below Atlantic captured in 'exquisite' detail by seismic data
New images of an asteroid impact crater buried deep below the floor of the Atlantic Ocean have been published today by ...
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Was Bruce Willis right? Could a nuclear blast save us from killer asteroid?
Scientists simulated a nuclear explosion using x-ray pulses to push an asteroid-like rock away in space-like conditions.
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Hera mission set to revisit asteroid after NASA's redirection test
The European Space Agency is sending a probe to get a closer look at the asteroid Dimorphos, which had its orbit altered by NASA’s DART mission in 2022 ...
Earth's new mini-moon belongs to a group of promising targets for future asteroid miners ...
Asteroids are ripe for mining. Some contain gold or platinum. Others could help make rocket fuel. When they're mini-moons, ...
An asteroid known as a 'mini-moon' will join Earth's orbit for 2 months starting Sunday
A small asteroid will join Earth's orbit around the sun for two months beginning Sunday, becoming a 'mini-moon.' ...