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Europe Aims to Visit This Large Asteroid When It Brushes by Earth in 2029
Posted in Science on 25th Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller
Apophis won’t hit Earth in 2029. Instead, it will pass by Earth very close. Apophis will be visible with the naked eye.
NASA's Psyche mission to all-metal asteroid, to better understand the Earth, nears liftoff
Posted in Science on 29th Aug, 2023
by Alex Muller
"If you can get a measurement of Psyche, then you got the original material in its original state, and then many, many of those Psyches may have added up to make our Earth"
NASA Asteroid Impact Mission Triggers Surprise Avalanche of Space Boulders
Posted in Science on 24th Jul, 2023
by Alex Muller
The aim was to try to knock Dimorphos slightly off its current orbit around larger asteroid Didymos, to test how capable we are of doing so in the possible event of a hazardous asteroid headed in Earth's direction.
Mixing volcanic ash with meteorites may have jump-started life on Earth
Posted in Science on 26th May, 2023
by Alex Muller
Inactive volcanoes have already been spotted in other places like Jupiter's moon Io and Europa-a strong contender for extraterrestrial life since it holds a liquid water ocean underneath its icy surface.
Earth Will Likely Dodge 'Planet Killer' Asteroids For The Next 1,000 Years
Posted in Science on 25th May, 2023
by Alex Muller
The good news? No giant asteroids will strike this millennium.