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An asteroid the size of a BUS will skim past Earth today

Asteroid 2024 DW is the size of a bus and will pass by Earth at a distance closer than the moon.

Despite its speed and proximity, the asteroid is not expected to pose a threat to Earth. [ more ]

Mail Online

'Potentially hazardous' asteroid will skim past Earth TODAY

A 'potentially hazardous' asteroid known as 2008 OS7 will pass by Earth today, coming as close as 1.7 million miles to our planet.

The asteroid is estimated to have a diameter of up to 1,574 feet and will be traveling at a speed of over 40,000 miles per hour. [ more ]

New York Post

4 months ago

Massive 'lost' asteroid a longshot to hit Earth in 2024, NASA says

A 54-million-ton asteroid that was previously thought to possibly hit Earth in 2024 has been confirmed by NASA to not be a threat.

The asteroid, known as 2007 FT3, was first spotted in 2007 but disappeared from telescopes. However, scientists were able to calculate the risk of potential impacts based on available data. [ more ]

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www.space.com

Newly Discovered Asteroid Fragments Are As Old as the Solar System

Fragments of a rare space rock type called aubrites have been recovered from a meteorite that exploded over Germany.

Only 11 examples of aubrite meteorite falls had been found on Earth prior to this discovery.

The aubrite meteorites are believed to represent just 1% of known meteorites and likely came from the inner side of the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. [ more ]

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NASA's Asteroid Sample Appears to Have Originated on Ocean World

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft returned the largest cache of asteroid samples ever to Earth, including carbon and water.

Scientists believe that the asteroid Bennu may have been part of an ancient water-rich planet or pseudoplanet. [ more ]

www.independent.co.uk

Asteroid detected just hours before it exploded over Berlin

A small asteroid, 2024 BXI, burned up in the Earth's atmosphere above Berlin hours after it was first detected.

This is only the eighth time an asteroid has been spotted before impact according to researchers. [ more ]

www.france24.com

4 months ago

God of Chaos': NASA sends spacecraft to study asteroid approaching earth

A NASA spacecraft has been relaunched to study asteroid Apophis as it approaches Earth's orbit.

Apophis is expected to pass within 32,000 kilometers of Earth on April 13, 2029. [ more ]

www.scientificamerican.com

5 months ago

Betelgeuse Will Briefly Disappear in Once-in-a-Lifetime Coincidence

Sky watchers will witness Betelgeuse briefly disappear as an asteroid blocks its view.

Scientists hope to use this opportunity to observe Betelgeuse's surface in high resolution. [ more ]

www.scientificamerican.com

5 months ago

NASA Lab's Workforce Woes Threaten Major Space Missions

NASA's Psyche mission, which aims to visit a metal-rich asteroid, has finally launched after a year-long delay.

Scientists hope that the mission will shed light on the role of metal-rich asteroids in the early solar system. [ more ]

www.theguardian.com

5 months ago

It's amazing': scientists analyse 4.6bn-year-old dark dust from Bennu asteroid

Scientists at the Natural History Museum in London have received samples of pristine material from the asteroid Bennu, collected by NASA's Osiris-Rex mission.

The samples, which are 4.6 billion years old, hold valuable information about the early solar system and may provide insights into the formation of the Earth and the delivery of water by asteroids.

Research at the museum will involve non-destructive tests to study the mineral composition of the samples, as well as the analysis of hydrogen isotopes to compare with Earth's oceans. [ more ]

Inverse

6 months ago