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    Extraterrestrial stone brings first tangible evidence of a supernova to Earth
    Joseph Shavit
    • 4 hours ago

    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.
    Researchers discover of a piece of the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs
    Joseph Shavit
    • 6 days ago

    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.
    Could the blueprint for life have been generated in asteroids?
    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
    Where did meteorites that helped form the Earth come from?
    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.
    The fall of dinosaurs actually took place in the spring, research concludes
    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.
    Psyche, the iron giant of asteroids, may be less iron than researchers thought
    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.
    Just Look Up: New asteroid tracking system can monitor entire sky
    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.
    Study suggests Sun is likely source of the Earth's water
    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.
    Killer asteroids abound. NASA is ready to do something about it
    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
    NASA to deflect asteroid in first-ever test of 'planetary defense'
    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'.
    Near-earth asteroid might be a lost fragment of the moon
    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.
    NASA to deflect asteroid in test of 'planetary defense'
    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".
    How asteroid, comet strikes may have delayed evolution of Earth's atmosphere
    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.
    A spacecraft could use gravity to prevent a dangerous asteroid impact
    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
    Would nuking an incoming asteroid actually work?  New study has the answer
    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.
    Physicists propose a new method for defending the Earth against cosmic impacts
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 15, 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.
    Primates' ancestors may have left trees to survive asteroid
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 12, 2021

    Primates' ancestors may have left trees to survive asteroid

    Computer models, fossil records and information from living mammals revealed that most of the surviving mammals did not rely on trees.
    Where Earth's water comes from and other lessons from space
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 8, 2021

    Where Earth's water comes from and other lessons from space

    Two NAU astronomers presented groundbreaking research at the annual meeting of the Division for Planetary Sciences, a branch of the AAS.
    NASA's Lucy mission: A journey to the young solar system
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 8, 2021

    NASA's Lucy mission: A journey to the young solar system

    NASA's Lucy spacecraft will launch in October 2021 on a 12-year journey to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids and will include three gravity assists
    8-year-old Brazilian girl dubbed world's youngest astronomer
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 1, 2021

    8-year-old Brazilian girl dubbed world's youngest astronomer

    When Nicole Oliveira was just learning to walk, she would throw up her arms to reach for the stars in the sky.
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