Asteroids

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Scientists claim to find dinosaur remains from day of asteroid strike: report

Scientists claim to have found the remains of a dinosaur that was killed on the day a massive asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago. 

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Comet Swift-Tuttle: What to know

Comet Swift-Tuttle takes 133 years to orbit the sun once. 

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Space junk will crash into moon at 5,800-mph

The moon is about to get walloped by 3 tons of space junk, a punch that will carve out a crater that could fit several semitractor-trailers.

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Large 'potentially hazardous' asteroid passing by Earth on Tuesday

Astronomers are tracking a large asteroid that is set to make a relatively close pass by the Earth on Tuesday. The asteroid, called 7482 (1994 PC1), is expected to fly by our planet around 4:51 p.m. ET.

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Geminid meteor shower: What to know

Sky-gazers around most of the world will be able to glimpse the Geminid meteor shower this week.

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NASA to crash spacecraft into asteroid to test planetary defense: What to know

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission, the world's first planetary defense test mission, is scheduled to launch early Wednesday morning. 

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NASA's Lucy launches to Trojan Asteroids

NASA's Lucy mission launched early Saturday from the agency's Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla.

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Draconid meteor shower: How to watch

The Draconid meteor shower will reach its peak on Friday night in the sky across the Northern Hemisphere. 

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NASA: 'At least 5 fireballs' reported over US

There were reports of at least five fireballs over the U.S. last week. 

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NASA confirms Mars region had thousands of ancient volcanic eruptions

NASA scientists have found evidence that thousands of massive ancient volcanoes erupted on Mars. 

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How, when to watch the Perseid meteor shower

The Perseids, considered the best meteor shower of the year, will peak on Wednesday night and into pre-dawn hours on Thursday.

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Twin meteor showers will peak tonight — but viewing may be tricky

Two meteor showers will grace the night skies this week – though the moon may make observing them nearly impossible.

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Fireball blazes across Texas sky

Texas residents were stunned to see a fireball blaze across the sky on Sunday night.

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Asteroid the size of Giza pyramid, Taj Mahal to pass 'close' to Earth

The 2008 GO20 asteroid is between 318 and 720 feet tall (220 meters) and has drawn comparisons to a number of famous world structures to convey just how big it is.

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Before an asteroid wiped them out, dinosaurs were already in decline: study

A study published in the journal Nature Communications suggests that dinosaurs were in decline for as many as 10 million years prior to the Chicxulub, Mexico asteroid.

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'Mega comet' discovered flying into solar system: scientists

Astronomers have reportedly discovered that a large object moving from the outer reaches of the solar system will approach as close as Saturn's orbit in the next decade.

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NASA approves asteroid-hunting space telescope to monitor near-Earth objects

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) announced Friday that the agency has approved a new infrared space telescope in the effort to help advance planetary defense efforts. 

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Asteroid the size of Seattle's Space Needle to pass near Earth

A "potentially hazardous" asteroid the size of Seattle's Space Needle is expected to pass near Earth on Tuesday.

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How 'straight' lightning could prove the existence of dark matter: report

A group of scientists has linked the presence of macroscopic dark matter to the appearance of extremely rare "straight" lightning bolts.

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California residents spot possible meteor in the Bay Area sky

Residents in California took to social media Thursday to report spotting a possible meteor in the Bay Area sky.

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Eta Aquarid 2021 meteor shower: How to watch

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower will peak Wednesday evening into early Thursday morning, giving curious viewers the opportunity to see debris from the famous Halley's Comet.

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How to watch Lyrid meteor shower tonight

The annual Lyrid meteor shower will light up the night sky this week, with its peak in the predawn hours on Thursday.

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Meteor blazes across South Florida skies

Southern Florida residents were stunned to see a meteor blazing through the darkness Monday night, with some sharing footage of the spectacle on social media.

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NASA gives all clear: Earth safe from asteroid threats for 100 years

Whew, now here’s some good cosmic news: NASA has given Earth the all clear for the next century from a particularly menacing asteroid.

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Mysterious Seattle light show likely debris from SpaceX rocket

A mysterious light show that illuminated the sky above parts of the Pacific Northwest on Thursday night was likely the remains of a SpaceX rocket entering Earth’s atmosphere, authorities said.

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Asteroid safely flies by Earth on Sunday

On Sunday, the largest asteroid this year flew by Earth at 77,000 mph.

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Mars is first inner planet after Earth to have core measured

NASA's InSight spacecraft has measured the size of Mars's core for the first time. 

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New NASA study challenges beliefs about water on Mars

A new study from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and researchers at the California Institute of Technology questions whether or not a longheld theory about Mars still holds water.

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Largest asteroid to pass Earth this year will zoom by on March 21

The largest asteroid predicted to pass by Earth this year will reach its closest point on March 21.

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Meteor seen over New England, Canada explodes with force of 440 lbs of TNT

A meteor flashed through the night sky in New England on Sunday, releasing the energy of around 440 pounds of TNT. 

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UK doorbell cameras and dashcams capture meteor on video

Residents of the U.K. were surprised over the weekend when a slow-moving meteor blazed across the night sky.