Asteroids are minor planets that are not comets, especially those of the inner Solar System. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones.
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How life on Earth was boosted by an asteroid collision 446m years ago
Something mysterious happened nearly half a billion years ago that triggered one of the most important changes in the history ...
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Five reasons future space travel should explore asteroids
Asteroids provide a direct connection between the Earth and interplanetary space. Craters such as the Barringer Crater in ...
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Here's how we can change the Earth's orbit to escape the expanding sun
In the Chinese science fiction film The Wandering Earth, recently released on Netflix, humanity attempts to change the Earth’s ...
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Nuking asteroids could save the Earth — but we need to make it legal first
The schlocky 1998 Bruce Willis movie Armageddon was the highest grossing film of that year. The blockbuster saw a master ...
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Lawyers are trying to figure out who to sue in the event of an asteroid impact
If you or a family member were struck by an asteroid, you may be entitled to compensation. Call the law offices of Jones, ...
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NASA head warns: Expect a major asteroid impact in your lifetime
NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine thinks it’s time to start taking the threat of an Earth-altering asteroid impact seriously. ...
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NASA is paying SpaceX $69M to crash a rocket into an asteroid
NASA today awarded SpaceX a $69 million contract to redirect an asteroid off its intended path. The mission, called the ...
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Scientists: Earth might be ripped apart by gravity when the Sun dies
If it weren’t for the sun constantly showering us with energy, there would be no life on Earth. But eventually stars like ...
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Why it’s so hard to detect dangerous asteroids before they hit Earth
Earth is often in the firing line of fragments of asteroids and comets, most of which burn up tens of kilometers above our ...
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Asteroid-powered volcanoes killed the dinosaurs, scientists say
It’s almost 40 years since scientists discovered what wiped out the dinosaurs: an asteroid hitting Earthnear modern-dayMexico. ...
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NASA sends spacecraft to meet asteroid on collision-course with Earth
NASA’s spacecraft OSIRIS-REx has finally reached the asteroid 101955 Bennu – which may be on collision course with the ...
