The largest asteroid to pass by Earth this year has made its closest approach, posing no threat of a cataclysmic collision but giving astronomers a rare chance to study a rock formed during the beginning of our solar system.
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Showing posts with label Earth. Show all posts
Monday, March 22, 2021
No threat to Earth as huge asteroid zooms past | Al Jazeera
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Asteroid 2001 FO32,
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Sunday, March 14, 2021
World’s Oldest Impact Crater May Not Actually Be A Crater - Tasnim News Agency
(Tasnim) – Meteorites and comets have captured the public imagination for centuries. They inspire awe when we see them shoot across the night sky — and terror at the thought that maybe, just maybe, one of them will collide with our planet.
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Earth,
Greenland,
Maniitsoq structure,
meteorites
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
New Study Reveals When Earth Will Run Out of Oxygen - Sputnik International
Oxygen is an essential element that is commonly accepted as a possible indicator of life on exoplanets. However, the oxygenated atmosphere of Earth that makes it inhabitable may not be permanent.
Thursday, March 04, 2021
Source of Hazardous High-Energy Particles Located in Sun - Tasnim News Agency
(Tasnim) – The source of potentially hazardous solar particles, released from the Sun at high speed during storms in its outer atmosphere, has been located for the first time by researchers at UCL and George Mason University.
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Kessler effect,
NASA,
satellites,
solar eruptions,
Sun
Monday, December 21, 2020
NASA warns of THREE asteroids headed towards Earth, as Japan prepares for next mission to nearby space rock — RT
As 2020 draws to a close and the number of existential threats to life on Earth appears to diminish at least slightly, NASA is warning about the close flybys of three asteroids over 40 meters in diameter.
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
China’s Chang’e 5 mission has returned samples from the moon to Earth | New Scientist
The first samples of moon rocks to come back to Earth since 1976 have landed. On 16 December, the Chinese Chang’e 5 spacecraft brought back about two kilograms of lunar material after a quick mission lasting only about two days on the moon’s surface.
Saturday, October 17, 2020
Asteroid the Size of Big Ben Approaching Earth, Says NASA
At the end of the 20th century NASA launched the Near-Earth Object Programme, aimed at finding and tracking the movement of celestial objects whose orbits could bring them into close proximity to our planet. The space agency so far has found an estimated 25,000 NEOs to date.
Thursday, July 19, 2018
Earth Has More Diamonds than Previously Thought
There may be a quadrillion tons of diamonds under the Earth’s surface, according to a study conducted by an international team of scientists and published in the journal Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems.
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diamonts,
drilling method,
Earth,
wealth
Saturday, June 09, 2018
UN marks World Oceans Day amid reports of ocean life killed by plastic trash
In the shadow of reports of whales and other sea life dying after eating plastic trash, including plastic garbage bags, the United Nations marked on Friday World Oceans Day. This year's theme focuses on preventing plastic pollution and encouraging solutions for a healthy ocean, said UN chief spokesman Stephane Dujarric.
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Earth,
oceans,
Plastic bags,
United Nations,
Wales,
World Oceans Day
Tuesday, June 05, 2018
Moons of Giant Alien Planets Could Host Life
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cosmos,
Earth,
exoplanets,
Kepler space telescope,
LIFE
Friday, May 18, 2018
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
China confirms reception of data from Gaofen-5 satellite
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air pollution,
Earth,
environment,
Gaofen-5,
Greenhouse gas,
satellites
Wednesday, May 09, 2018
Tuesday, April 03, 2018
Europe Launches Satellite to Start Space Junk Clean-Up Mission
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collision,
debris,
Earth,
ESA,
Kessler effect,
satellites,
space junk
Wednesday, March 07, 2018
Strange phenomenon under Africa threatens to flip Earth’s magnetic field
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Africa,
Earth,
Magnetic Fields,
NASA,
North Pole,
South Pole
Monday, December 18, 2017
US government admits funding secret UFO programme
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Earth,
funds,
threats,
UFO,
United States
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Thursday, October 05, 2017
Asteroid Size of a Small House to Fly Past Earth Next Week
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Asteroid 2012 TC4,
Chelyabinsk,
cosmos,
Earth,
NASA,
threats
Thursday, August 10, 2017
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