Dinosaur-killing asteroid came from the outer solar system, new study suggests
Geoscientists from the University of Cologne aimed to determine the origin of the Chicxulub impactor, which left a massive crate ...
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China to test asteroid smash by 2030
Chinese researchers propose a two-probe mission to impact and observe near-Earth asteroids, mirroring NASA's planetary defense efforts.
Asteroid 'twice the size of the Great Pyramid' may pass close to Earth
The 4660 Nereus is a 330-meter egg-shaped asteroid that is expected to pass within 2.5 million miles of Earth sometime ...
US spacecraft 'kisses' asteroid surface for historic rubble grab
NASA's science mission chief, Thomas Zurbuchen, likens the asteroid, named Bennu, to the Rosetta Stone: "something that's out there and ...