Moonlight may hamper views of the Orionid meteor shower, debris of Halley's comet
WASHINGTON -- The Orionids — one of two annual meteor showers from Halley's comet — peak early Monday. A bright waning moon ...
‘Doomsday Swarm’ Hides 14 Large Asteroids That Could Hit Earth In Future, Scientists Say
There aren’t as many potentially hazardous asteroids lurking near Earth as previously thought, according to a new study.
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Europe makes moves to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis in 2029
The European Space Agency has taken the first big steps toward rendezvousing with the infamous asteroid Apophis during its ...
The Orionids Meteor Shower Is Peaking. Here’s How to Watch.
This event is linked to Halley’s comet, and occurs as another comet, Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, remains visible. But a nearly full ...
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A Close Asteroid Encounter May Have Once Given Earth a Ring
An unusual concentration of impact craters suggests that they may have been caused by the breakup of an asteroid that created ...
NASA issues asteroid warning: A 710-foot space rock, the size of a stadium, is set to approach Earth at high speed today
A large asteroid, roughly the size of a stadium, is set to pass Earth on . Named 2024 RV50, this asteroid measures about 710 ...
Astronomers trace the origin of meteorites that have struck Earth
Meteorites - rocks that fall to Earth from space - have pelted our planet from its birth about 4.5 billion years ago to today ...
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Earth unlikely to be destroyed by doomsday asteroid swarms, study explains
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The end of the world won’t come from a swarm of deadly asteroid strikes, a new study explains.
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Most meteorites come from just three sources
Our planet’s surface is littered with debris from the skies — and researchers have found that most come from only a few ...
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70 Percent Of Meteorites That Hit Earth Appear To Have A Common Origin
The team found that 70 percent of all the meteors that fall to Earth come from three families of asteroids, known as Karin, Koronis, and Massalia. These smaller meteorite families were likely created ...
‘City-killer’ asteroid Apophis could hit Earth in 2029, European Space Agency prepares defense mission
Apophis is a peanut-shaped space rock spanning 1,230-foot (375 meters) across comparable to that of the Eiffel Tower. At this ...
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Big meteor seen over Michigan was part of Jupiter comet family, NASA says
Around 11:45 p.m. between Covert and Watervliet in West Michigan, Laura White captured a video of the meteor passing. According to NASA, hundreds of eyewitnesses from several states and in Canada ...