Space on MSN1d
Scientists say 2 asteroids may actually be fragments of destroyed planets from our early solar systemScientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.
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The Most Mysterious Asteroids in Our Solar SystemAsteroids are more than just space rocks—they come in many shapes, sizes, and compositions, with some even defying scientific ...
The closest of the asteroids to us—estimated to be about the size of a car—is whizzing through space at 27,358 miles per hour ...
YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying ...
An asteroid could hit Earth, but scientists are continuing to gather data to understand its trajectory and potential impact ...
Samples from asteroid Bennu have delivered insights into the origins of Earth’s water and the organic molecules that may have ...
The Conversation on MSN6d
New analysis of asteroid dust reveals evidence of salty water in the early solar systemIn October 2020, a van-sized robotic spacecraft briefly touched down on the surface of Bennu, a 525-meter-wide asteroid 320 million kilometers from Earth.
Mars's moon Phobos is so strange that no one knows how it formed. But a forthcoming mission could solve this mystery - and a host of other puzzles connected to the solar system's deep past ...
Astronomy on MSN4d
Scientists find life’s ‘building blocks’ in asteroid Bennu samplesThe meteor fragments returned by OSIRIS-REx shed light on the entwined history of water and the chemical ingredients of life ...
YR is considered to be larger than the Chelyabinsk asteroid that struck Russia in 2013. Its shock wave was strong enough to ...
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