How Morocco Became the Meteorite Hunting Capital of the World
Since the “Saharan Gold Rush” in the 1990s, one researcher has been fighting for the North African country’s contributions to ...
Earth’s Water Mystery Deepens With New Meteorite Evidence
Gaining insight could help understand the timing and process of life's emergence. A research team led by a Rutgers-New ...
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An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032: Are insurers prepared?
Insurance companies globally will be monitoring the risks associated with a “city-killing” asteroid that could collide with ...
An asteroid has a very small chance to hit Earth. What happens if it does?
The event demonstrated the more widespread danger of larger meteors. The severity of an asteroid’s crash depends on the size ...
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Could a meteorite hit you? How often they fall to Earth, according to experts
And just how common is a meteorite crashing down to Earth? The frequency of meteorites making it to the Earth's surface depends on their size, according to the University of Arizona's Lunar and ...
The chances of an asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 have changed. But what’s the risk, really?
On Tuesday, astronomers reported that 2024 YR4’s probability of colliding with Earth increased to approximately 3%, which is ...
An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, NASA says. Here's what to know about the potential "city killer."
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...
Bennu asteroid reveals its contents to scientists − and clues to how the building blocks of life on Earth may have been seeded
New findings reveal that a NASA mission traveled to an asteroid that may have once been covered in salty lakes containing ...
NASA more than doubles chance that asteroid could hit Earth in 2032
"While still an extremely low possibility, asteroid 2024 YR4's impact probability with Earth has increased from about 1% to a ...
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Pieces of Kaali meteorite being carried away due to insufficient protection
Due to a legal loophole, meteorites should, by default, belong to the finder. However, several archaeologists consider the cultural value of the Kaali meteorite significant enough that related ...
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Doorbell cam catches a meteorite fall. How often does it happen, and could one hit you?
And just how common is a meteorite crashing down to Earth? The frequency of meteorites making it to the Earth's surface depends on their size, according to the University of Arizona's Lunar and ...