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There was more than one asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs, scientists say

The crater left from the second asteroid's impact has been dubbed the Nadir crater, and it was first discovered in 2022.

CNN on MSN · 1h

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 demise of the dinosaurs.

Ars Technica · 23h

Ants learned to farm fungi during a mass extinction

Ants learned to work with fungi back in a world where only fungi could thrive. We tend to think of agriculture as a human innovation. But insects beat us to it by millions of years. Various species of ants cooperate with fungi,

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN · 22h

Ants Farmed Fungi in the Wake of Dinosaurs’ Demise 66 Million Years Ago

When an at least six-mile-wide asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago, life on our planet suffered one of the worst mass extinctions of all time. The cataclysm not only wiped out almost all the dinosaurs,

RealClearScience · 12h

Ant Agriculture Began in the Aftermath of the Dino-Killing Asteroid

When humans began farming crops thousands of years ago, agriculture had already been around for millions of years. In fact, several animal lineages have been growing their own food since long before h

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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.'

Yahoo · 6d

What Is Earth’s New ‘Mini Moon’? Asteroid 2024-PT5 Videos Explained

Earth has got a new mini-moon for the next couple of days and it has fascinated people across social media. Albeit, it might not be visible to the naked eye without a telescope due to its small size.

Space on MSN · 21h

Can you see Earth's new 'mini-moon' with the naked eye?

On Sunday, Sept. 29, Earth captured a new "mini-moon" called 2024 PT5. The bus-size asteroid is expected to orbit our planet for 57 days, but is too small to be visible to amateur skywatchers.

Hera mission set to revisit asteroid

Phys.org · 2h

ESA's Hera spacecraft set for asteroid 'crime scene investigation'

Europe's Hera probe is tentatively scheduled to launch Monday on a mission to inspect the damage a NASA spacecraft made when it smashed into an asteroid during the first test of Earth's planetary defenses.

New Scientist on MSN · 5h

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

Amaze Lab on MSN · 5h

ESA Set to Launch Hera Mission, the First Planetary Defense Endeavor of Its Kind

Space is a pretty wild place with asteroids, rogue planets and possibly even aliens species being a threat to humanity. Now a new mission by the ESA is about to launch, heading into space to inspect the Dimorphos and Didymos asteroid pair to better understand how we might redirect it if it was coming our way.

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 ...

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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 ...

Earth's new mini-moon belongs to a group of promising targets for future asteroid miners trying to send humans on deep-space missions

Asteroids are ripe for mining. Some contain gold or platinum. Others could help make rocket fuel. When they're mini-moons, ...

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Why we shouldn’t worry (too much) about an asteroid hitting Earth

Any time you see a headline about an asteroid heading towards the planet, you can relax. Big and small asteroids fly by Earth ...

The Next Web4h

ESA’s ‘planetary defence mission’ has startups dreaming of asteroid mining

The Hera mission will explore an asteroid deflection test. It also gives startups a chance to refine their technologies.

Strange snowman-shaped asteroid spotted zooming past Earth

A series of radar images taken by Nasa has revealed that a large asteroid which zoomed past Earth last week was actually two ...

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Airplane-Sized Asteroid, Among Two Space Rocks, Set To Pass By Earth Today

Two asteroids, 2024 TE (car-sized) and 2024 SR4 (aircraft-sized), are on an Earth-approach path today. Will it have any ...

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Asteroid Psyche is worth $10,000-quadrillion for whoever can mine it

Meandering between Mars and Jupiter, an asteroid named Psyche holds an estimated worth of a staggering $10,000 quadrillion.

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