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Asteroid Belt Is Slowly Fading, Study Finds
A recent study shows the asteroid belt is slowly losing material due to gravitational forces and collisions, with implications for Earth's past and future impact risks.
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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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How a Gigantic Collision in Space Triggered an Ice Age on Earth 466 Million Years Ago
Scientists on Wednesday said dust spawned by a gigantic collision in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter 400 million years earlier triggered an ice age on Earth that ushered in a significant increase in marine biodiversity.
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Jupiter Still Suffering From 4.5 Billion-Year-Old Collision With Planet
A colossal, head-on collision between Jupiter and a still-forming planet in the early solar system, about 4.5 billion years ago, has left Jupiter's core less dense and more extended that expected, say researchers.
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Asteroid Belt Is Slowly Fading, Study Finds
A recent study shows the asteroid belt is slowly losing material due to gravitational forces and collisions, with implications for Earth's past and future impact risks.
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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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How a Gigantic Collision in Space Triggered an Ice Age on Earth 466 Million Years Ago
Scientists on Wednesday said dust spawned by a gigantic collision in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter 400 million years earlier triggered an ice age on Earth that ushered in a significant increase in marine biodiversity.
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Jupiter Still Suffering From 4.5 Billion-Year-Old Collision With Planet
A colossal, head-on collision between Jupiter and a still-forming planet in the early solar system, about 4.5 billion years ago, has left Jupiter's core less dense and more extended that expected, say researchers.
