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Stars flutter down the house
A 337-gram piece of meteorite fell on a house in New Jersey residential area, 80km south of New York in the past week. The meteorite has a long and hard shape like metal…
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Discovering a meteorite existed before the Sun was formed?
According to a new study published in Science, a meteorite falling in Canada may contain components formed in a cold cloud before the solar system was born.
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New technology for meteorite positioning dating back to 10.00 years in Kansas
Scientists in the US have used radar to penetrate the ground to locate and pull up a 4-meter-wide meteorite beneath a wheat field in Greensburg, Kansas.
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The 2004 meteorite XP14 skimmed near Earth
Yesterday 11am (US time), the 2004 XP14 meteorite has approached very close to the globe. This meteorite is 432.308km from Earth, only slightly above the average distanc…
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Huge meteorite pit
A huge meteorite has been discovered by experts at Boston University (USA) in the desert area Gilf Kebir, West Egypt, thanks to aerial photographs.
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Apophis worry
Please mark Sunday, April 13, 2036. It was the day that Apophis meteorite could crash into Earth - the collision was enough to erase a small country in the world. Bigges…
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Meteors fell to northern Norway
At 2 am 7-6 (local time), a large meteorite flies in the skies of Troms and Finnmark, northern Norway and falls with a strong impact on the bomb.
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Giant meteors are rushing towards the earth
A meteor named 2004 XP14 with a diameter of up to 800m is rushing towards the earth. However, scientists say it will not touch the globe, but will simply cross us
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Japan discovered new meteors
The Hayabusa spacecraft (Japan) has provided a signal about a meteorite flying near the Earth's vicinity. This information was published by scientists at a scientific wo…
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Meteors attack the Moon
A 12cm diameter meteorite plunged into the Moon, creating a 3 meter wide hole and 0.4m deep. The collision was reported on November 7 and has just been announced by the…
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USA: Discovering a 630 kg meteorite
Recently, in the US state of Kansas, a 630-kilogram piece of rare meteorite was discovered buried in a depth of 2 meters. This meteorite piece is recognized as one of th…
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The solution to chasing meteors is plunging into the earth
Two NASA astronauts said they had devised a plan to divert a block of meteorites that are in danger of colliding with the earth. Edward Lu and Stanley Love offer to send…
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NASA spacecraft approached the meteorite that could collide with the Earth
On December 3, the Osiris-Rex probe was only 19 km away from the Bennu meteorite and could even get closer in the coming days, before entering orbit around meteorite on…
Doomsday
Describe the reality of death when the Earth was perished
If the Apocalypse happens, how will they happen is always a great mystery to the human world.
Doomsday
NASA considered using nuclear weapons against the apocalypse
The US space agency (NASA) has announced it is cooperating with the nation's National Nuclear Security Agency on the possibility of using nuclear weapons to destroy mete…