Potentially hazardous asteroid discovered lurking between Earth and Venus
These NEAs are part of an elusive population that lurks inside the orbits of Earth and Venus. One of the asteroids is the largest object.
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Joseph Shavit
- Oct 7
Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs triggered “mega-earthquake” that lasted months
New evidence suggests that the Chicxulub impact also triggered an earthquake so massive that it shook the planet for weeks to months.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 18
What killed dinosaurs and other life on earth? Not what you might think
Determining what killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous Period has long been the topic of debate.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 17
Mysterious diamonds came from outer space, scientists say
Strange diamonds from an ancient dwarf planet in our solar system may have formed shortly after the dwarf planet collided with an asteroid.
Joseph Shavit
- May 17
Extraterrestrial stone brings first tangible evidence of a supernova to Earth
The stone named Hypatia from the Egyptian desert could be the first tangible evidence found on Earth of a supernova type Ia explosion.
Joseph Shavit
- May 11
Researchers discover of a piece of the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs
One fateful day some 66 million years ago, a 7.5-mile-wide space rock slammed into the Earth ending the age of the dinosaur.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 26
Could the blueprint for life have been generated in asteroids?
Using new analyses, scientists found the last two of the five informational units of DNA and RNA that had yet to be discovered in meteorites
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 14
Where did meteorites that helped form the Earth come from?
Earth is believed to have formed partly from carbonaceous meteorites, which are thought to come from outer main-belt asteroids.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 25
The fall of dinosaurs actually took place in the spring, research concludes
The asteroid which killed nearly all of the dinosaurs struck Earth during springtime according to an
international team of researchers.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 15
Psyche, the iron giant of asteroids, may be less iron than researchers thought
Asteroid 16 Psyche, which NASA intends to visit with a spacecraft in 2026, may be less heavy metal and more hard rock than formerly thought.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 31
Just Look Up: New asteroid tracking system can monitor entire sky
A state-of-the-art asteroid alert system can scan the entire dark sky every 24 hours for dangerous bodies that could plummet toward Earth.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 1, 2021
Study suggests Sun is likely source of the Earth's water
Researchers have helped unravel the enduring mystery of the origins of the Earth's water, finding the Sun to be a surprising likely source.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 1, 2021
Killer asteroids abound. NASA is ready to do something about it
A chunk of rock and iron, which was 60 feet across, served as a violent reminder that Earth, bombarded daily with tons of space-going debris
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 23, 2021
NASA to deflect asteroid in first-ever test of 'planetary defense'
NASA plans to crash a spacecraft traveling at a speed of 15,000 miles per hour into an asteroid next year to test 'planetary defense'.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 12, 2021
Near-earth asteroid might be a lost fragment of the moon
A near-Earth asteroid named Kamo`oalewa could be a fragment of our moon, according to a new paper. Kamo`oalewa is a quasi-satellite.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 5, 2021
NASA to deflect asteroid in test of 'planetary defense'
NASA plans to crash a spacecraft traveling at a speed of 15,000 miles per hour into an asteroid next year in a test of "planetary defense".
Joshua Shavit
- Oct 25, 2021
How asteroid, comet strikes may have delayed evolution of Earth's atmosphere
2.5 to 4 billion years ago, a time known as the Archean eon, Earth’s weather could often be described as cloudy with a chance of asteroids.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 21, 2021
A spacecraft could use gravity to prevent a dangerous asteroid impact
The ‘gravity tractor’ method of asteroid deflection involves flying a spacecraft close enough to an asteroid so its gravitational attraction
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 16, 2021
Would nuking an incoming asteroid actually work? New study has the answer
Firing a nuclear warhead at a small asteroid on a collision course with the Earth could stop 99 percent of it from hitting the planet.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 14, 2021
Physicists propose a new method for defending the Earth against cosmic impacts
Skywatchers around the world turned their attention toward asteroid 2012 DA14, a cosmic rock about 150 feet (50 meters) in diameter.