A clear look at the discovery of 40,000 near-Earth asteroids, how scientists track them, and the missions working to keep our ...
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Scientists pinpoint the likeliest place on Earth for a meteor strike
Meteor impacts are one of the few natural disasters that can arrive without warning, crossing the final kilometers of atmosphere in seconds. When scientists talk about the likeliest place on Earth for ...
New observations show that asteroid 1998 KY26 is a mere 11 meters across and spinning twice as fast as previously thought.
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How Earth fights killer asteroids: Inside the man-made planetary defense system
To close this gap, NASA is building the Near-Earth Object Surveyor, a space telescope designed to detect asteroids using infrared rather than visible light. Its infrared sensors will detect both ...
Discover the fascinating history of Guffey, Colorado, from its volcanic origins to its mining and ranching past, and the ...
A mysterious explosion lit up the Canary Islands before dawn. XYJ-7 satellite reentering the atmosphere caused a huge ...
At this point in history, astronomers and engineers who grew up watching "Deep Impact" and "Armageddon," two movies about the ...
Stargazers will get a treat this weekend! The Leonid Meteor Shower, an annual meteor shower that has some of the fastest shooting stars—around 44 miles per second!—is enchanting the sky in a few days.
UNITED STATES, — Stargazers, get ready — one of the most anticipated celestial events of the year is about to put on a show. According to the American Meteor Society, the Leonid meteor shower is set ...
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - An apparent meteor was captured on a home security camera in Gulfport Thursday evening. James Short sent in a video of what appears to be a shooting star streaking across the ...
The Northern Taurids Meteor Shower is active from October 20th to December 10th but the shower will peak Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. The Northern Taurid Meteor Shower is active from Oct. 20 ...
The Northern Taurid meteor shower peaks from Tuesday, Nov. 11 to Wednesday, Nov. 12. Activity runs from late October through Wednesday, Dec. 10, but this window offers the best odds for the shower’s ...
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