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Remember that asteroid everyone was worried about 2 months ago? The JWST just got a clear view of it
Shortly after it was discovered, astronomers calculated that the asteroid had a 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 — ...
Two simultaneous meteor showers, Eta Aquarids and Lyrids, expected this month: What to know.
Both celestial events overlap for six days, between April 20 and April 26, giving stargazers the opportunity to see twice as many meteors in the sky.
Meteorite Miracle: After a 2-Million-Year Journey, This “Mudball” Lit Up the Sky Over Costa Rica
A mysterious "mudball" meteorite exploded in the skies above Costa Rica in 2019, scattering rare, water-rich rocks across the ...
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How a 'mudball' meteorite survived space to land in the jungles of Central America
"The fall of Aguas Zarcas was huge news in the country. No other fireball was as widely reported and then recovered as stones ...
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"Mudball meteorite" spent 2 million years avoiding collision – until Earth
One of the most studied space rocks of all time has given scientists another big surprise, with the "mudball meteorite" Aguas ...
Costa Rica's mudball meteorite: A cosmic survivor that avoided collisions in the pinball world of asteroids
In April 2019, rare primitive meteorites fell near the town of Aguas Zarcas in northern Costa Rica. In an article published ...
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Asteroid Large Enough to Destroy an Entire City Could Still Strike the Moon in 2032, Scientists Say
The asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer a hazard to Earth, according to the James Webb Space Telescope Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work ...
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Mapping the asteroid belt: Where do meteorites come from?
For the first time, scientists are creating a geologic map of the asteroid belt—the region between Mars and Jupiter filled ...
Enormous asteroid the size of Germany which would wipe out all life on earth if it hit
An asteroid discovered over 200 years ago which is roughly the size of Germany would have catastrophic consequences for life ...
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Meteorites: A geologic map of the asteroid belt
Where do meteorites of different type come from? In a review paper, astronomers trace the impact orbit of observed meteorite falls to several previously unidentified source regions in the asteroid ...