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Mysterious features on asteroid Vesta may be explained by saltwater
On a large asteroid named Vesta, mysteriously curved gullies and fan-shaped deposits may have formed from short-lived flows ...
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Asteroid dust unveils the mysterious magnetic origins of our solar system
Tiny grains from the asteroid Ryugu are helping scientists uncover secrets about how the outer regions of our solar system ...
Science Daily25d
The origin of most meteorites finally revealed
These families were produced by three recent collisions that occurred in the main asteroid belt 5.8, 7.5, and about 40 million years ago. The team also revealed the sources of other types of ...
Science News25d
The cataclysmic origins of most of Earth’s meteorites have been found
Most of Earth’s meteorites can be linked to just a few collisions within the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, two new studies report, including a particularly cataclysmic impact event ...
Gizmodo25d
Scientists Discover Surprising Origin of Most Meteorites that Strike Earth
formed through collisions in the main asteroid belt, specifically 5.8 million years ago, 7.5 million years ago, and 40 million years ago. That may seem like a long time ago to our feeble human ...
New Scientist on MSN3d
What preparing for an asteroid strike teaches us about climate change
Averting an asteroid strike will need many of the same skills we must hone to tackle climate change and future pandemics ...
Reuters23d
Astronomers trace the origin of meteorites that have struck Earth
Collisions in the main asteroid belt send rocky fragments flying haphazardly through space, with some of those eventually striking Earth. "While more than 70,000 meteorites are known, only 6% had ...
Inverse25d
Nearly All Meteorites That Smash Into Earth Came From These 3 Ancient Collisions
Most of the meteorites that land on Earth today can be traced back to just three recent collisions out in the asteroid belt, according to a pair of recent studies. It’s hard to trace meteorites ...
Apophis: A new European space mission could get up close with a large asteroid that's set to brush by Earth
The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942) Apophis. If approved at a key meeting next year, the robotic spacecraft, known as the ...
Phys.org25d
Unlocking cosmic origins: Researchers trace 70% of meteorites to 3 asteroid families
These families were produced by three recent collisions that occurred in the main asteroid belt 5.8, 7.5, and about 40 million years ago. The team also revealed the sources of other types of ...
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Understanding Apophis: Key facts about the near-Earth asteroid set to fly in 2029
Once feared to pose a threat to Earth, asteroid Apophis is now a subject of immense scientific interest. Discovered in 2004, the 450-meter-wide asteroid will pass remarkably close to Earth on ...
Nature25d
Most of Earth’s meteorites come from three young asteroid families
and lies in the inner asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter 5. But these objects account for only 10% of ordinary chondrite falls, and the origins of the remaining 90% had yet to be found ...