JWST snaps first image of asteroid that threatened Earth
2024 YR4 may not make catastrophic history, but it did set a new record for the JWST as the smallest object ever targeted by ...
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Perseid meteor shower: See photos of celestial show during peak activity
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Meteorites and asteroids tracked back to their place of origin in the solar system
"This has been a decade-long detective story, with each recorded meteorite fall providing a new clue." Ten years ago, astronomers from various institutions, including NASA and SETI (Search for ...
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Rare Perseid Meteor Shower and Northern Lights Dazzle Stargazers Across the World – See Photos
got quite the treat over the weekend Stargazers had the best of both worlds over the weekend — and the photos are breathtaking. On Sunday, Aug. 11, the rare Perseid meteor shower reached its ...
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A geologic map of the asteroid belt: Tracing meteorites back to their origins
Most meteorites originate from the asteroid belt, a region between Mars and Jupiter where over a million asteroids larger than 1 kilometer circle the sun. Those rocks originate from a small number ...
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Brown University lab helps identify meteorite that fell on ice cream
(WJAR) — A Brown University lab helped verify a meteorite that landed on a Pennsylvania resident’s ice cream container, university officials said. According to university officials, a ...