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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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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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Alpha Centauri May Have Sent Millions of Asteroids into the Solar System
A study proposes that Alpha Centauri could be contributing a significant number of asteroids to the solar system. Simulations indicate that around 50 objects from the neighboring star system may enter the Oort Cloud annually. While most pass through due to their high velocity, a few could travel inward. The frequency of such occurrences is expected...
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This Asteroid Could Hit Earth In 2032, Threatening To Wipe Out A City
NASA has detected an asteroid called 2024 YR4, which has a 1 in 83 chance of impacting Earth in 2032, potentially releasing 8 megatons of energy and devastating a major city, although it's too small to end human civilization.
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Asteroids Could Be Used To Prepare Meals For Future Astronauts: Study
. A study published in The International Journal of Astrobiology suggests that astronauts could use asteroids to meet their nutritional needs.
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Ancient Space Rocks May Hold Clues To Earth's Formation, Says NASA
The image shows a canister, which is a gray metal cylinder. Inside, dark, powdery asteroid sample material can be seen.
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2014 Meteorite That Hit Earth Was Alien, Confirms US Space Command
The US Space Command (USSC) has recently confirmed that a meteor that hit Earth in January 2014 did come from another solar system and is, therefore, the first interstellar object.
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Blue Planet: French Study Proposes New Origin Theory for Earth's Water
A French team reported in the journal Science they had identified which space rocks were responsible for water on Earth, and suggested our planet has been wet ever since it formed.
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Space Rock From Another Star Is Spotted In Our Solar System
For the first time, a space rock from another solar system has been spotted cruising through our corner of the universe.
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New Space Rock To Reveal Origin Of Life On Earth
Scientists have discovered an ancient space rock in a Swedish quarry which is a type of meteorite never before found on the Earth and can shed more light on the evolution of life.
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Giant Comets May Threaten Earth: Astronomers
Planet Earth could be at higher risk of a space rock impact than widely thought, according to astronomers who suggested on Tuesday keeping a closer eye on distant giant comets.
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Halloween Asteroid Looks Like a Skull: NASA
A large space rock that will zip past the Earth this Halloween today is most likely a dead comet that bears an eerie resemblance to a skull, said US space agency NASA.
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Huge Asteroid to Whip Past Earth on Monday
An asteroid up to 1,800 feet (550 meters) across is headed Earth's way. But don't worry: It will miss us by 745,000 miles (1.2 million kilometers), about three times the distance between Earth and the moon.
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'Huge fireball' appears over Britain
An unusually bright slow-moving light appeared in the night sky above northern Britain, a media report said on Sunday.
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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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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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Alpha Centauri May Have Sent Millions of Asteroids into the Solar System
A study proposes that Alpha Centauri could be contributing a significant number of asteroids to the solar system. Simulations indicate that around 50 objects from the neighboring star system may enter the Oort Cloud annually. While most pass through due to their high velocity, a few could travel inward. The frequency of such occurrences is expected...
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This Asteroid Could Hit Earth In 2032, Threatening To Wipe Out A City
NASA has detected an asteroid called 2024 YR4, which has a 1 in 83 chance of impacting Earth in 2032, potentially releasing 8 megatons of energy and devastating a major city, although it's too small to end human civilization.
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Asteroids Could Be Used To Prepare Meals For Future Astronauts: Study
. A study published in The International Journal of Astrobiology suggests that astronauts could use asteroids to meet their nutritional needs.
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Ancient Space Rocks May Hold Clues To Earth's Formation, Says NASA
The image shows a canister, which is a gray metal cylinder. Inside, dark, powdery asteroid sample material can be seen.
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2014 Meteorite That Hit Earth Was Alien, Confirms US Space Command
The US Space Command (USSC) has recently confirmed that a meteor that hit Earth in January 2014 did come from another solar system and is, therefore, the first interstellar object.
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Blue Planet: French Study Proposes New Origin Theory for Earth's Water
A French team reported in the journal Science they had identified which space rocks were responsible for water on Earth, and suggested our planet has been wet ever since it formed.
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Space Rock From Another Star Is Spotted In Our Solar System
For the first time, a space rock from another solar system has been spotted cruising through our corner of the universe.
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New Space Rock To Reveal Origin Of Life On Earth
Scientists have discovered an ancient space rock in a Swedish quarry which is a type of meteorite never before found on the Earth and can shed more light on the evolution of life.
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Giant Comets May Threaten Earth: Astronomers
Planet Earth could be at higher risk of a space rock impact than widely thought, according to astronomers who suggested on Tuesday keeping a closer eye on distant giant comets.
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Halloween Asteroid Looks Like a Skull: NASA
A large space rock that will zip past the Earth this Halloween today is most likely a dead comet that bears an eerie resemblance to a skull, said US space agency NASA.
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Huge Asteroid to Whip Past Earth on Monday
An asteroid up to 1,800 feet (550 meters) across is headed Earth's way. But don't worry: It will miss us by 745,000 miles (1.2 million kilometers), about three times the distance between Earth and the moon.
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'Huge fireball' appears over Britain
An unusually bright slow-moving light appeared in the night sky above northern Britain, a media report said on Sunday.
