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  Life In Asteroid Belt? New Research Suggests Ceres Was Once Habitable

  A new study based on data from NASA's Dawn mission suggests that Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt, may have been capable of supporting single-celled life billions of years ago.

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  Cosmic Visitor: 4.56-Billion-Year-Old Meteorite Strikes into Georgia Home

  On June 26, 2025, a dazzling daytime fireball streaked over Georgia, captured by satellites and witnessed across multiple states. A surviving fragment smashed through the roof of a McDonough home, denting the wooden floor 14 feet below. Scientists at the University of Georgia analyzed about 23 grams of this ancient rock, determining it to be a 4.56...

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  Shocking Study Shows You're More Likely To Die From An Asteroid Than Rabies

  A new study finds that dying from an asteroid impact is more likely than dying from rabies, though both are rare. The research compares asteroid risk with other unusual causes of death to help guide prevention strategies.

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  Asteroid Alert: NASA Tracks Airplane-Sized Space Rock As It Approaches Earth

  NASA is also tracking another aeroplane-sized asteroid, 2025 OX, which will fly past Earth on July 26 at a distance of 2,810,000 miles.

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  Massive Boulders Ejected by DART Mission Could Complicate Future Asteroid Deflection

  NASA’s DART mission successfully deflected an asteroid but also unleashed high-velocity boulders with unexpected momentum. These chaotic ejecta may alter asteroid spin and orbit, complicating future deflection strategies. A new study highlights the importance of accounting for such forces in planetary defence. ESA’s Hera mission will further in...

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  Watch: NASA Mission Captures First Close Look At Peanut-Shaped Asteroid

  NASA has released the first-ever high-resolution image of the main-belt asteroid Donaldjohanson, highlighting its unique peanut shape.

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  Massive Asteroid As Big As An Airplane To Zoom Past Earth On July 4, Says NASA

  Measuring approximately 120 feet in width, the asteroid will fly by at a velocity of 31,204 km/h, maintaining a safe distance of 1,960,000 kilometres from our planet.

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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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  An Asteroid That Was Once A Threat to Earth Could Hit the Moon In 2032, Says NASA

  The asteroid created a buzz last year when it was reported that it had a small chance of impacting Earth.

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  NASA Slightly Raises Odds of Asteroid Hitting the Moon in 2032 After Updated JWST Data

  NASA has revised the 2032 impact odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Moon to 4.3%, up from 3.8%, based on new data from the James Webb Space Telescope. Though once feared for its high Earth impact risk, scientists now say it poses no threat and offers critical insights for future planetary defense strategies.

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  Gigantic Asteroid, The Size Of Eiffel Tower, To Zoom Past Earth This Weekend: NASA

  A gigantic asteroid, roughly the height of the Eiffel Tower, is heading towards Earth for what astronomers are calling a "close approach".

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  Massive Asteroid 2002 JX8 to Fly Past Earth on May 9, Live Stream Available for Public Viewing

  A 950-foot-wide asteroid named 2002 JX8 will safely pass Earth on May 9. The Virtual Telescope Project will livestream the event starting at 4:30 p.m. EDT. Scientists confirm there is no risk, as the asteroid will remain over 2.6 million miles away. It’s classified as potentially hazardous based on size and distance, not on collision likelihood.

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  Asteroid Vesta May Be a Fragment of a Lost Planet, Say Scientists

  Vesta, once believed to be a stalled protoplanet, may be a fragment of a long-lost differentiated planet. Using refined gravity data from NASA’s Dawn mission, scientists found it lacks a dense core, suggesting it was ejected during a primordial impact. This revised view may apply to other asteroids and reshape planetary formation theories.

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  NASA’s Psyche Mission Encounters Pressure Drop, Backup Systems on Standby

  NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, en route to a metal-rich asteroid, paused its thrusters after detecting a drop in xenon gas pressure. Engineers are investigating the issue while keeping the mission on track. Psyche will fly by Mars in 2026 before entering asteroid orbit in 2029.

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  "Blew Us Away": Experts On Life-Building Chemicals In Asteroid Bennu Samples

  Scientists have found special chemical compounds necessary for the existence of life in samples collected from asteroid Bennu.