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These are the 5 asteroids NASA is hunting down because they have a high risk of destroying Earth.
NASA is tracking nearly five of the most dangerous asteroids to Earth, including those with a high risk of causing a catastrophic impact.
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How would the disappearance of Mars affect Earth?
If Mars suddenly disappeared, the first thing Elon Musk would probably have to face is a crowd of confused investors.
Archeology
New research reveals the cause of the mass death of dinosaurs
A newly published study has shared the latest evidence about what killed the dinosaurs.
Space science
The moment NASA spacecraft crashed into an asteroid
Images from Italian satellites and ground telescopes show the moment the DART spacecraft hit the asteroid Dimorphos and the subsequent impact.
Space science
Meteorite that wiped out dinosaurs created a 4.5km high tsunami
The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago created a kilometer-high tsunami in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a study published on October 4 in the…
Space science
Science reassesses possibility of asteroid Apophis hitting Earth
According to the latest observations and calculations, there is still a certain risk that asteroid Apophis will change its orbit and hit Earth in 2029.
Space science
Why did it take NASA 3 months just to open two locks on the box containing soil and rocks collected from a place 6.2 billion km from Earth?
To ensure no contamination of the sample, NASA had to approve the tools used in opening the capsule.
Space science
NASA opens the lid of the asteroid sample box that was stuck for months
Two jammed locks that prevented NASA from retrieving priceless asteroid samples have finally opened after a months-long process.
Space science
NASA begins opening extraterrestrial capsule, risk of strange bacteria entering?
Scientists were thrilled when they opened the asteroid sample container of the OSIRIS-REx probe.
Space science
NASA taps gold mine worth 70,000 times the global economy
The asteroid Psyche is considered a valuable resource, with huge amounts of gold and diamonds worth 70,000 times the world economy.
Archeology
New research says: Not a meteorite, this is the terrible thing that destroyed the dinosaurs
Something even more terrifying than the giant space rock Chicxulub may have existed on Earth, forming
Space science
When will a meteorite hit Earth again?
In 1,000 years, no asteroid larger than a kilometer will hit Earth, but there may be smaller ones.
Space science
The mystery of the Tunguska explosion may have been solved, the real cause was a drifting meteorite phenomenon
The Tunguska event remains the most powerful explosion ever recorded. It released 185 times the energy of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
Space science
Continuously hit by 'space bombs', the Moon rolls 10 degrees
New NASA research shows that our Moon is constantly wandering on its own axis due to the constant bombardment from space.