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Meteorites: A geologic map of the asteroid belt
Where do meteorites of different type come from? In a review paper, astronomers trace the impact orbit of observed meteorite falls to several previously unidentified source regions in the asteroid ...
Asteroid 2024 YR may not hit Earth in 2032, but it—and others—will keep coming back
In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation ...
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Meteorites and asteroids tracked back to their place of origin in the solar system
Meteorites are rocks from space that survive their fiery descent through Earth's atmosphere and reach the ground. More than ...
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Meteorites Are Far More Amazing Than You Realize
Meteorites are primarily stony chondrites, but also include iron-rich achondrites and pallasites. Studying meteors provides ...
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See a dawn solar eclipse and two meteor showers in the sky this Spring
From a partial solar eclipse, to bright planets, and the end of the meteor shower 'drought', there is plenty to see in the ...
NASA to launch asteroid hunting spacecraft in 2027
As NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore — a Middle Tennessee native — and Suni Williams returned to Earth on Tuesday, the space ...