NASA’s historic asteroid mission revealed that Bennu contains minerals containing vital ingredients. In-depth new analysis of identified 45 million year old samples magnesium phosphate found in Earth’s oceans, phyllosilicates seen …
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How YOU can name an asteroid: Japan asks for help in creating moniker for space rock the size of the Golden Gate Bridge that its craft will investigate in 2026
by ElijahThe Japanese space agency, JAXA, wants your help in naming a giant silicon-based asteroid that’s about the size of the Golden Gate Bridge. Researchers are looking for “non-offensive” suggestions, 16 …
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An asteroid the size of a BUS will skim past Earth today – coming within just 140,000 miles of our planet, NASA warns
by ElijahAn asteroid the size of a bus will skim past Earth today, but experts have said there is no cause for alarm. The asteroid, called 2024 DW, is expected to …
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I head up NASA’s asteroid warning division. This is how we’d alert the public if the world was about to end
by ElijahIf you’re reading this, chances are an asteroid hasn’t wiped out life on Earth yet. But in the event that our planet is in imminent danger of a world-ending attack, …
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NASA’s first asteroid samples came from ‘ancient ocean world’: Scientists find fragments from Bennu are high in carbon and water – and the planet may have been suitable for life
by ElijahBy Nikki, Senior Science Reporter for Dailymail.Com Published: 17:46 EST, February 6, 2024 | Updated: 07:19 EST, February 7, 2024 The first asteroid sample brought to Earth may have come …
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‘Potentially hazardous’ asteroid the size of a football stadium will skim past Earth today
by ElijahA “potentially dangerous” asteroid the size of a football stadium will skim past Earth later today. The asteroid, called 2008 OS7, is expected to approach within 1.7 million miles of …