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'Potentially hazardous' asteroid that recently zipped past Earth is an elongated weirdo with an odd rotation
By Harry Baker published
An asteroid that flew precariously close to Earth in early February has an extremely unusual shape and rotation for an object of its kind, new NASA research has shown.
'Potentially hazardous' asteroid twice the size of the World Trade Center will shoot past Earth tonight
By JoAnna Wendel published
Asteroid (199145) 2005 YY128 will pass by Earth at a distance of 2.5 million miles on Feb. 15, but will pose no threat to our planet.
Asteroid set to make 'extraordinarily close' approach to Earth tonight. Here's how to watch.
By Stephanie Pappas published
Asteroid 2023 BU will be closest to Earth on Thursday (Jan. 26) at 7:27 p.m. EST (2127 GMT).
Primordial asteroids are like giant space pillows and could be harder to destroy than previously thought
By Ben Turner published
The asteroid has survived in space for nearly as long as the solar system has existed
Radioactive space rocks could have seeded life on Earth, new research suggests
By Ben Turner published
Radioactive isotopes were found to produce amino acids inside carbonaceous chondrite meteorites.
Two minerals never seen before on Earth found inside 17-ton meteorite
By Ben Turner published
The minerals were found inside a slice of the El Ali meteorite, which was found in Somalia in 2020.
Eerie green fireball detected hours before smashing into Lake Ontario in the dead of night
By Brandon Specktor published
A renegade meteor flared in Earth’s atmosphere in the wee hours of Nov. 19, creating a bright green fireball in the sky over the eastern US and Canada.
4.6 billion-year-old meteorite may reveal the origin of Earth's water
By Ben Turner published
The rock is 4.6 billion years old, meaning it was around at the beginning of the solar system
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