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Volcanism ruled out in dino extinction debate
1-18-2020 |
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A new study has suggested that it was an asteroid strike, not volcanism, that ultimately wiped out the dinosaurs.
Large pyramid-shaped asteroid to fly past Earth
12-7-2019 | 14
A large space rock the approximate size and shape of the Great Pyramid of Giza is set for a close encounter.
Are alien probes hidden on nearby asteroids ?
9-23-2019 | 22
A new paper has put forward the idea that an alien civilization may have been watching us for millennia.
Simulated asteroid strike flattens Manhattan
5-7-2019 | 12
Space experts from several agencies failed to stop an asteroid fragment from wiping out New York City last week.
Asteroid 'Apophis' set to skim Earth in 2029
5-3-2019 | 17
NASA is making preparations to study a large asteroid that is expected to pass within 19,000 miles of Earth.
Simulated asteroid threat to occur next week
VIDEO 4-27-2019 | 5
NASA, FEMA and other agencies will be responding to the simulated threat of an impending asteroid strike.
Japanese probe detonates 'bomb' on asteroid
VIDEO 4-7-2019 | 5
The Japanese Hayabusa-2 spacecraft has detonated an explosive charge on the surface of the asteroid Ryugu.
Bennu is spewing dust particles in to space
3-21-2019 | 1
Scientists at NASA have revealed that there is a lot more to this unassuming space rock than meets the eye.
Dinosaurs were thriving before asteroid strike
3-8-2019 | 21
A new study has cast doubt on the idea that the dinosaurs had been in steady decline before the impact.
Asteroids are harder to shatter than we thought
3-4-2019 | 7
New computer models have indicated that large asteroids are much tougher than anyone had expected.
Hayabusa2 probe touches down on asteroid
2-22-2019 | 17
The successful landing follows on from the deployment of two small rovers back in September of last year.
First close-up snaps of asteroid Bennu released
1-30-2019 | 3
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has captured detailed images of the potentially hazardous asteroid.
Asteroid defense mission adds new objectives
1-8-2019 | 1
Two cubesats will be accompanying a joint NASA/ESA mission to slam a test probe in to the side of an asteroid.
Hippo-shaped asteroid skims safely past Earth
12-24-2018 | 7
A mile-long asteroid shaped a bit like a hippopotamus has skipped us by on its closest approach in 400 years.
Evidence of water found on asteroid Bennu
VIDEO 12-11-2018 | 0
NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe seems to have hit the jackpot within a week of arriving at its destination.
SETI search of 'Oumuamua comes up empty
12-8-2018 | 21
SETI has been attempting to determine if the first known interstellar visitor is under intelligent alien control.
OSIRIS-REx probe arrives at asteroid Bennu
VIDEO 12-3-2018 | 3
A NASA probe that launched back in 2016 has drawn up alongside an asteroid that could one day strike Earth.
Huge impact crater discovered in Greenland
VIDEO 11-15-2018 | 53
For the first time ever, scientists have found an impact crater beneath one of the Earth's continental ice sheets.
'Oumuamua may be an extraterrestrial solar sail
11-3-2018 | 138
Harvard astronomers have suggested that the first known interstellar visitor could be an alien probe.
Europe's MASCOT rover dies after just one day
10-7-2018 | 9
The latest robotic lander to touch down on the asteroid Ryugu had only enough power to last around 17 hours.
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