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[ad_1] It is comforting to imagine that with space and ground-based telescopes pointed at the cosmos, we would be able to spot any dangerously sized asteroid heading towards us a mile away, with plenty of time to paint them white or detonate them. But for every asteroid we see coming …

[ad_1] In its 4.6 billion-year history, Mars has received its fair share of punches from falling asteroids and rushing comets. Today the surface of the red planet is covered by no less than 43,000 impact craters larger than 5 kilometers; some ancient regions have received more blows than others. In …

[ad_1] In June 2004, astronomers Roy Tucker, David Tholen and Fabrizio Bernardi discovered a 340-meter asteroid while working at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona. The object was nicknamed Apophis, named after the snake-like enemy of Ra from the Egyptian myth. At first glance, Apophis’ trajectory suggested a minimal …

[ad_1] A huge asteroid following the orbit of Mars could be the “long lost twin” of our Moon. This is according to scientists who claim that space rock has an identical composition to some parts of the lunar surface. Researchers think asteroid (101429) 1998 VF31 may have ancient origins closer …

[ad_1] A metallic asteroid in between planets Mars and Jupiter could be worth $ 10,000 trillion, which is 70,000 times more than the entire economy terrestriala. A quadrillion has 1,000 trillion and the amount at which the asteroid was estimated would be written like this: 10,000,000,000,000,000,000. The Hubble telescope took …

[ad_1] Image: NASA / JPL-Caltech Only a small handful of objects are known to pose a serious threat to Earth, and the giant asteroid Apophis is one of them. Scientists are re-evaluating its potential to hit our planet in 48 years thanks to new observations of the annoying asteroid. Observations …

[ad_1] This series of three images acquired on October 22 shows debris exiting the head of the sample collection system.Gif: NASA. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft appears to be missing small fragments of Bennu after a successful attempt to collect samples from the asteroid’s surface. Engineers blame a stuck lid, something NASA …