Study models asteroid collision’s potentially devastating impact
A Bennu-type asteroid could lead to “severe environmental consequences,” researchers write, while acknowledging that a collision is not likely.
Ancient Asteroid Unlocks 4.6-Billion-Year-Old Magnetic Secrets of the Solar System
A weak magnetic field likely attracted matter inward, contributing to the formation of the outer planetary bodies, from ...
Astronomers see lower risk of newly found asteroid hitting Earth
New observations of a small asteroid discovered in December have led astronomers to conclude that the chances of it striking ...
Asteroid's chance of hitting Earth in 2032 not high after all
New observations of a small asteroid discovered in December have led astronomers to conclude that the chances of it striking ...
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Asteroid Bennu: What the Empire State-sized asteroid can do to Earth if it hits it in 2182
Bennu, an asteroid the size of the Empire State Building, has a 1-in-2700 chance of hitting Earth in 2182. 'Fuel-free space travel': NASA engineer claims discovery that defies physics 'Galactic ...
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Acoustic Sensors Detect Spacecraft's Sample Return Capsule Plummeting Into Earth's Atmosphere
A spacecraft's sample return capsule was detected entering the Earth's atmosphere using acoustic sensors by a team of ...
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Astronomers see lower risk of newly found asteroid hitting Earth
Another study estimated the potential damage that would be caused if an asteroid the size of Bennu - with a diameter of roughly three-tenths of a mile (500 meters) - strikes Earth. Scientists have ...
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Here's what could happen if asteroid Bennu smashes into Earth in 157 years
Scientists have revealed what would actually happen to our planet if an asteroid the size of One World Trade Center smashed into it. The findings were modeled on near-Earth asteroid Bennu ...
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Astronomers see lower risk of newly found asteroid hitting Earth
Another study estimated the potential damage that would be caused if an asteroid the size of Bennu - with a diameter of roughly 500m - strikes Earth. Scientists have estimated a one-in-2,700 ...
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Acoustic Sensors Detect Spacecraft's Sample Return Capsule Plummeting Into Earth's Atmosphere
In 2016, NASA launched an awesome mission to catch up with asteroid Bennu, 320 million kilometers ... "The prediction of shock waves and impacts from meter-size objects is difficult due to ...