Rock and soil samples from the space object were found to contain high levels of water and carbon in the form of organic compounds. The first studies of samples from the 4.5 billion-year-old asteroid Bennu, collected in space and returned to Earth by NASA, revealed high carbon and water content. This find may indicate that … Read more
This planet has been torn apart. Scientists have found that in the distant past, the famous Ryugu was not common an asteroid, but was part of a planet forming at the edge of the solar system. This is indicated by the chemical composition of some of the rock samples collected from the asteroid. The publication … Read more
About 11 million kilometers from Earth, the DART spacecraft (“Dart”) collided with the asteroid Dimorphos in September 2022, to study the possibility of diverting the trajectory of a celestial body that might strike the planet. And this is what happened, as the asteroid’s trajectory has already been changed. But images taken by the Hubble telescope … Read more
Astronomers in the United States of America revealed that a huge asteroid will pass near Earth, half the distance to the Moon, tomorrow. Scientists said that “the asteroid known as” 2023 DZ2 “will pass our planet safely, at a speed of 17426 miles per hour (28044 km / h), and its diameter will reach 305 … Read more
The chance of a direct hit is 1 in 625. In 2046, in 23 years, an asteroid with a diameter of 50 meters may crash into our planet. It is noted that the possibility of a collision is approximately 1 to 600, in other words above average. About it testify NASA data. The European Space … Read more
Of the three space rocks, one is considered potentially dangerous to our planet. On the evening of December 25, according to scientists’ forecasts, three asteroids at once, one of which is potentially dangerous, will approach the Earth at a very close by space standards distance, writes Newsweek. On fire. The technology felt its own Telegram … Read more
The European Space Agency has announced that scientists have discovered that asteroid 2015 RN35 is flying towards Earth. The agency’s statement said, “Asteroid 2015 RN35 is relatively large and will be flying close to Earth, so amateur astronomers can track it.” The Daily Express newspaper indicates that the diameter of this asteroid reaches 140 meters … Read more