On December 27 last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving …
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Science & Tech
The 5 Most Dangerous Asteroids Headed Toward Earth, According to NASA
by Hermann Rohrby Hermann RohrAsteroids have long been a source of fascination and fear for humanity. These celestial bodies, remnants from the …
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Environment
Is World’s Largest Known Asteroid Impact Structure Buried Deep in Southeast Australia?
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn recent research published by myself and my colleague Tony Yeates in the journal Tectonophysics, we investigate what …
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Environment
Asteroid That Formed Vredefort Crater Bigger Than Previously Believed
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAbout two billion years ago, an impactor hurtled toward Earth, crashing into the planet in an area near …
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Space
DART Spacecraft Prepares to Collide With Asteroid Target Later This Month
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAs NASA prepares to usher in a new form of planetary defense, one Johns Hopkins engineer will be …
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Planetary defense researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) continue to validate their ability to accurately simulate how …
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Disasters
66-Million-Year-Old Deathbed Linked to Dinosaur-Killing Meteor
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesThe beginning of the end caused by a meteor strike started with violent shaking that raised giant waves …
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The extinction of woolly mammoths has been a hotly debated topic among scientists, with theories of asteroid collisions, …