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Massive asteroid 2023 WK3 makes close approach to Earth
A colossal asteroid named 2023 WK3 is making a close approach to Earth on November 18, 2024. Measuring between 200 and 460 ...
Bigger than the dinosaur-killer, asteroid S2 smashed life on Earth into a higher gear
Researchers discovered a 3.26-billion-year-old asteroid impact acted as 'giant fertilizer bomb,' aiding early microbial life.
You only have a few days left to see the Earth’s ‘second moon’
No, it’s obviously the Earth’s famous second moon. Asteroids generally do one of three things when they get a but too close ...
Asteroids And Earth's Fate: Are We Really Prepared To Prevent A Catastrophe?
Humanity is better prepared than ever before to prevent a large asteroid from crashing into Earth, but there's more work, and ...
Astronomers: Earth Had Saturn-Like Rings 466 Million Years Ago
The team's hypothesis calls for a temporary ring around Earth, which would explain why impacts were constrained to a ...
As Taurid meteor shower passes Earth, pseudoscience rains down—obscuring potential real threat from space
With the Taurid meteor shower now hitting the night skies worldwide, look for what could be a celestial treat—you might see ...
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Fossil from Germany unlocks history of ancient flying reptiles
(Reuters) – Aloft over the landscape of Bavaria some 147 million years ago was a pterosaur – an ancient flying reptile – with a wing span of about 7 feet (2 meters), a bony crest on front of its snout ...
The Comet Explosion That Shattered Climates and Caused Extinctions 12,800 Years Ago
Research supports the Younger Dryas Impact hypothesis, suggesting a comet fragment caused significant climatic changes and ...
Earth may have had a Saturn-like ring over 400 million years ago, scientists say
Earth may have had a ring made up of a broken asteroid over 400 million years ago, a study finds. The Saturn-like feature ...