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Dangerous Asteroid That Might Hit The Moon Has A Very Unusual Origin
Now a different group has looked at its orbital past, suggesting a likely place of origin: the middle of the main asteroid ...
Consciousness Formed Before Life Itself, Scientists Say—And the Evidence Could Be in This Asteroid Sample
Tantalizing clues in 4-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu samples could reveal particular molecular formations that some ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4: Where do near-Earth asteroids come from – and what can we learn form them?
Nasa says there is a small chance a recently spotted asteroid could collide with the Moon. Studying it can inform our ...
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Next month NASA's Lucy probe will visit an asteroid that's been waiting 150 million years to say hello
"These relics are effectively fossils of the planet formation process, holding vital clues to deciphering the history of our solar system." ...
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‘Asteroid Bennu’s mystery’: Could it hold the missing link to Earth’s first life?
A new study suggests Bennu may have formed beyond Saturn’s orbit, carrying materials from the coldest regions of the solar system. Berkeley Lab plans further infrared and X-ray analysis of Bennu ...
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Model suggests asteroid Donaldjohanson formed 150 million years ago
Donaldjohanson may have formed about 150 million years ago when a larger parent asteroid broke apart; its orbit and spin properties have undergone significant evolution since. When NASA's Lucy ...