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Science
Asteroid Could Collide With Earth on Valentine’s Day 2046
Astronomers have discovered a new asteroid, designated 2023 DW, and it presents a possible threat of collision with Earth. It was just two weeks ago, on February 26th, that it was discovered by the European Space Agency.
Since then, the...
Africa
Two Alien Minerals Unknown to Earth Found in Meteorite
Geologists have discovered two alien minerals unknown to Earth in a meteorite in Somalia. A small, 2.5 ounce (70-gram) fragment of the fifteen thousand kilogram fallen comet known as El Ali revealed the alien ore.
Scientists stumbled upon the unknown...
Archaeology
Asteroid Annihilated City Inspiring Biblical Story of Sodom
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New research suggests that fire from the sky in the form of a small asteroid annihilated an ancient city near the Dead Sea now called Tall el-Hammam in the biblical city of Sodom located in the Jordan Valley 3,600...
Business
Asteroid Psyche Has Enough Gold to Make Us All Billionaires
NASA is on a mission to explore a Greek-named asteroid called 16 Psyche that boasts enough gold to make every person on Earth a billionaire.
Greek News
ESA Mission “Hera” to Explore Impact of Asteroid Collision
Much like NASA's upcoming DART, or Double Asteroid Redirection Test, mission, to change the course of a heavenly body to see if it might be possible to protect the Earth from an asteroid collision, the European Space Agency's "Hera"...
Science
NASA Holds Preview Briefing for DART Planetary Defense Mission
NASA held a preview briefing on Thursday for its upcoming DART mission. DART, which is an acronym for Double Asteroid Redirection Test, is meant to test the space agency's ability to defend the planet from an asteroid in the...
Technology
NASA’s Lucy Mission Prepares to Launch to the Trojan Asteroids
NASA's announced on Thursday that its Lucy mission is ready for launch on Saturday, October 16. The mission is set to explore the Trojan asteroids that surround Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system.
The spacecraft will reach the...