[ad_1] LAWRENCE, Kan (AP) – Researchers at the University of Kansas have discovered a ferrous asteroid about a kilometer wide that allegedly crashed into Greenland maybe 12,000 years ago. Details of the …
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[ad_1] Gravitational tug What is wonderful about space is that physics becomes a strange and idealized thing. If you imagine trying to pull a rock of several million tons on Earth, it …
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[ad_1] Gravitational tug What is wonderful about space is that physics becomes a strange and idealized thing. If you imagine trying to pull a rock of several million tons on Earth, it …
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[ad_1] The asteroid reflects ten times more light. After analyzing the data from the Spitzer telescope, astronomers discovered that the first interstellar object discovered – an Omului asteroid – was nearly half …
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[ad_1] The OSIRIS-REx satellite, launched in September 2016, is getting closer to its goal, the asteroid Bennu. And on October 16th, NASA confirmed that a milestone had been reached: the craft had …
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[ad_1] Buried under half a mile of snow and ice in Greenland, the scientists discovered an impact crater large enough to engulf the District of Columbia. The discovery suggests that a giant …
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[ad_1] Credit: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Not all oppositions are created equal. This week’s sky target offers a good case in point, as asteroid 3 Juno reaches its most favorable viewing position …
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[ad_1] NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft performed its fourth asteroid approach maneuver (AAM-4) yesterday. The spacecraft used its attitude control system boosters (ACS) to slow it down from about 0.31 mph (0.14 m / …
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[ad_1] Getty ImagesVitaliyPozdeyev Stargazers are gearing up for a big weekend because a giant asteroid will make its closest approach to Earth since 2005, lighting up the night sky. The 145-mile wide …
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[ad_1] Last year 's astronomers discovered the Oumuamua asteroid, which crossed our solar system after arriving from another star. While the cigar-shaped asteroid was passing through our solar system, scientists began to …
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