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asteroids
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An asteroid will dramatically burn up in Earth’s atmosphere today
Map showing the location where an asteroid’s fireball will be visible in Siberia ESA A dramatic but harmless…
A small asteroid hit Earth and burned up over Siberia
An image from a webcam showing the asteroid burning up in the atmosphere above Siberia LenskLR/YouTube An asteroid…
Bacteria found in asteroid sample – but they’re not from space
Bacteria on a sample from the Ryugu asteroid, viewed with an electron microscope Matthew J. Genge et al.…
What preparing for an asteroid strike teaches us about climate change
When it comes to natural disasters, most are impossible to predict more than a few months or even…
If an asteroid were heading towards Earth, could you avert disaster?
Hiding somewhere in the gloom of space, there is a gigantic asteroid on a collision course with our…
How to Kill an Asteroid review: Hollywood fantasy vs the real science of saving Earth
A meteor burns up as it nears Earth, unlike asteroids that can hit the surface and wreak havoc James Blake/Falklands…
Astronauts could hitch a ride on asteroids to get to Venus or Mars
Asteroids that regularly fly between Earth, Venus and Mars could provide radiation shielding for human missions to explore…
Freeze-thaw cycle helps asteroids ferry molecules of life to planets
Cracks running through samples of asteroid Ryugu were probably formed by the repeated thawing and freezing of water…
Children with Down’s syndrome are more likely to get leukaemia: stem-cells hint at why
Download the Nature Podcast 25 September 2024 In this episode: 00:46 Unravelling why children with Down’s syndrome are…
Earth may once have had a ring like Saturn
What Earth may have looked like with a ring Oliver Hull After a near miss with an asteroid…