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New Fossil Evidence Shows Dinosaurs Flourished Until Their Final Days
Fossils from New Mexico’s San Juan Basin, dated to just 350,000 years before the asteroid impact, prove dinosaurs remained diverse and abundant until their sudden extinction. The study debunks the belief they were fading beforehand, showing a vibrant Late Cretaceous ecosystem teeming with hadrosaurs and sauropods.
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700-Metre Asteroid Hides Inside Venus's Orbit, Completes Sun Circle In 128 Days
A fast-orbiting, 700-metre asteroid discovered within Venus's orbit highlights hidden near-Sun populations and underscores the difficulty of spotting potentially hazardous space rocks.
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Here's Why June 30 Is Celebrated As World Asteroid Day
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution in December 2016, declaring June 30 International Asteroid Day.
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'City-Killer' Asteroid May Hit Moon, Hurl Deadly Debris Toward Earth
Asteroid 2024 YR4 might collide with the Moon in 2031, with a 4.3% chance of impact, according to NASA's updated calculations.
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Is Earth’s New Minimoon 2024 Visible to Naked Eye? Here's What You Need to Know
On Sunday, 29th September, Earth captured a new "minimoon" known as 2024 PT5. The bus-sized asteroid, measuring 33 feet wide, is temporarily orbiting Earth for 57 days. Although it's a fascinating addition, the minimoon is too small to be seen with the naked eye or typical amateur telescopes. Researchers believe the asteroid originated from the Arj...
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6 Dangerous Asteroids On Collision Course With Earth, First One May Hit In October
Asteroid Bennu, discovered in 1999, currently poses the greatest risk of impacting our planet.
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International Asteroid Day: Asteroids Fly-By Earth In Serendipitous Celebration
The day, also supported by the United Nations, marks the anniversary of the largest observed asteroid strike in recorded history in 1908.
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A NASA Exercise Suggests 72% Chance An Asteroid May Hit Earth On This Day
US space agency NASA, in a hypothetical exercise, has found that a potentially hazardous asteroid has a 72% chance of hitting the Earth and we may not be adequately prepared to prevent it.
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Asteroid, The Size Of A Skyscraper, To Pass By Earth Today
An asteroid designated as 2024 BR4 is set to make a breathtakingly close pass by Earth this Valentine's Day.
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NASA To Reveal First Images Of Largest Asteroid Sample Collected In Space
NASA is set to reveal on Wednesday the first images of the largest asteroid sample ever collected in space, something scientists hope will yield clues about the earliest days of our solar system and perhaps the origins of life itself.
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Newly Discovered Asteroid Has A "Small Chance" Of Hitting Earth In 2046: NASA
Asteroid 2023 DW has 10 predicted close approaches to Earth, with the nearest landing on February 14, 2046.
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International Asteroid Day 2022: How Asteroids Were Formed, Why They Could Pose a Threat to Earth
Asteroids are rocky celestial bodies that are located in the main asteroid belt and resolve around the sun, just like planets. Created furing the formation of our solar system around 4.6 billion years ago, most of these asteroids do not pose a threat to Earth, but can cause a catastrophe in case of an impact on the planet. International Asteroid Da...
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Internet Welcomes Asteroid Day 2021 With A Barrage Of Memes. Take A Look
No matter what situation you present the good folks of the Internet with, they will find a meme to match it. And the International Asteroid Day 2021 is no different.
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Asteroid Day 2021: Know About Asteroids And The Tungusta Event In Siberia
Asteroid Day 2021: June 30 is observed as the International Asteroid Day. On this day 113 years ago, the largest asteroid impact took place near the Tunguska River in remote Siberia. Know all about asteroids and the Near-Earth Objects.
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Latvian Lab Developing Technology to Help Earth Dodge Asteroids
A team of scientists at Riga Technical University is working on technology that could one day stop asteroids from smashing into Earth. The high-precision timers being built by hand in the lab of Latvian startup Eventech are currently being used to track satellites.
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New Fossil Evidence Shows Dinosaurs Flourished Until Their Final Days
Fossils from New Mexico’s San Juan Basin, dated to just 350,000 years before the asteroid impact, prove dinosaurs remained diverse and abundant until their sudden extinction. The study debunks the belief they were fading beforehand, showing a vibrant Late Cretaceous ecosystem teeming with hadrosaurs and sauropods.
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700-Metre Asteroid Hides Inside Venus's Orbit, Completes Sun Circle In 128 Days
A fast-orbiting, 700-metre asteroid discovered within Venus's orbit highlights hidden near-Sun populations and underscores the difficulty of spotting potentially hazardous space rocks.
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Here's Why June 30 Is Celebrated As World Asteroid Day
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution in December 2016, declaring June 30 International Asteroid Day.
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'City-Killer' Asteroid May Hit Moon, Hurl Deadly Debris Toward Earth
Asteroid 2024 YR4 might collide with the Moon in 2031, with a 4.3% chance of impact, according to NASA's updated calculations.
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Is Earth’s New Minimoon 2024 Visible to Naked Eye? Here's What You Need to Know
On Sunday, 29th September, Earth captured a new "minimoon" known as 2024 PT5. The bus-sized asteroid, measuring 33 feet wide, is temporarily orbiting Earth for 57 days. Although it's a fascinating addition, the minimoon is too small to be seen with the naked eye or typical amateur telescopes. Researchers believe the asteroid originated from the Arj...
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6 Dangerous Asteroids On Collision Course With Earth, First One May Hit In October
Asteroid Bennu, discovered in 1999, currently poses the greatest risk of impacting our planet.
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International Asteroid Day: Asteroids Fly-By Earth In Serendipitous Celebration
The day, also supported by the United Nations, marks the anniversary of the largest observed asteroid strike in recorded history in 1908.
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A NASA Exercise Suggests 72% Chance An Asteroid May Hit Earth On This Day
US space agency NASA, in a hypothetical exercise, has found that a potentially hazardous asteroid has a 72% chance of hitting the Earth and we may not be adequately prepared to prevent it.
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Asteroid, The Size Of A Skyscraper, To Pass By Earth Today
An asteroid designated as 2024 BR4 is set to make a breathtakingly close pass by Earth this Valentine's Day.
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NASA To Reveal First Images Of Largest Asteroid Sample Collected In Space
NASA is set to reveal on Wednesday the first images of the largest asteroid sample ever collected in space, something scientists hope will yield clues about the earliest days of our solar system and perhaps the origins of life itself.
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Newly Discovered Asteroid Has A "Small Chance" Of Hitting Earth In 2046: NASA
Asteroid 2023 DW has 10 predicted close approaches to Earth, with the nearest landing on February 14, 2046.
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International Asteroid Day 2022: How Asteroids Were Formed, Why They Could Pose a Threat to Earth
Asteroids are rocky celestial bodies that are located in the main asteroid belt and resolve around the sun, just like planets. Created furing the formation of our solar system around 4.6 billion years ago, most of these asteroids do not pose a threat to Earth, but can cause a catastrophe in case of an impact on the planet. International Asteroid Da...
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Internet Welcomes Asteroid Day 2021 With A Barrage Of Memes. Take A Look
No matter what situation you present the good folks of the Internet with, they will find a meme to match it. And the International Asteroid Day 2021 is no different.
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Asteroid Day 2021: Know About Asteroids And The Tungusta Event In Siberia
Asteroid Day 2021: June 30 is observed as the International Asteroid Day. On this day 113 years ago, the largest asteroid impact took place near the Tunguska River in remote Siberia. Know all about asteroids and the Near-Earth Objects.
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Latvian Lab Developing Technology to Help Earth Dodge Asteroids
A team of scientists at Riga Technical University is working on technology that could one day stop asteroids from smashing into Earth. The high-precision timers being built by hand in the lab of Latvian startup Eventech are currently being used to track satellites.
