Model suggests asteroid Donaldjohanson formed 150 million years ago
New Southwest Research Institute-led modeling indicates the main belt asteroid (52246) Donaldjohanson may have formed about 150 million years ago when a larger parent asteroid broke apart; its orbit ...
Why we are so scared of space—and how this fear can drive conspiracy theories
There are many home-grown problems on Earth, but there's still time to worry about bad things arriving from above. The most ...
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NASA’s Lucy Mission Prepares for Historic Flyby of the Mysterious Asteroid Donaldjohanson
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is gearing up for an exciting flyby of the asteroid Donaldjohanson on April 20, 2025. The mission, ...
The Voice Acting of ‘Looney Tunes’ Still Honors Mel Blanc
Voice actor Eric Bauza tells IndieWire about bringing more than one iconic character to their feature film debut.
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Radar Technology Detects Meteorite Falls, Opening New Frontiers in Space Science
The discovery that weather radar systems can detect meteorite falls marks a significant leap in how scientists study and ...
NASA Tracking Bus-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth
NASA is monitoring a bus-sized asteroid as it makes its closest approach to Earth today, among a group of five space rocks ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer threatens to hit Earth, but we can still hit it — for science!
Despite a brief panic, asteroid 2024 YR4 isn't likely to hit us anytime soon, but we can still study the asteroid up close to ...
Asteroid Bennu Holds Traces of Ancient Water – And Maybe Life’s Origins
Scientists at Lab are unraveling the mysteries of Bennu, a 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid, using cutting-edge technology. The ...
‘Strange spin & shattered past’: What NASA’s Lucy hopes to find on Donaldjohanson asteroid
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will fly by asteroid Donaldjohanson on April 20, 2025, revealing its shattered past, strange spin, and secrets of planetary formation in a major space milestone.