Tiny Asteroid Lights Up Niagara Falls The night sky over Niagara Falls became unexpectedly bright on November 19, 2022, as a small asteroid named 2022 WJ1 blazed across the sky. This celestial visitor, only about 20 inches in diameter, was the smallest asteroid scientists have ever been able to accurately measure. “Those who saw that … Read more
loading… Ryugu Asteroid Sample. PHOTO/WION NEWS TOKYO – Examination of samples taken from the Ryugu asteroid an outdoor place it became interesting to scientists when they discovered that life existed. However, the excitement soon subsided when they discovered that the microbes in the samples came from Earth. The samples were brought to Earth in 2020 … Read more
Table of Contents 1 What is 16 Psyche? 2 Why is Psyche 16 so valuable? 3 What is Psyche’s intention? 4 **1.** Given the potential scientific and economic value of Psyche 16, how should the international community best collaborate on its exploration and potential resource utilization? It’s only been a year since I posted NASA … Read more
Jakarta – The recently discovered small moon or ‘twin’ of the Earth-hauling Moon, Asteroid 2024 PT5, will soon leave the area around our planet and only return in 2055. Discovered by the ATLAS research project in August 2024, this bus-sized asteroid was pulled by Earth’s gravity from September 29 to November 25, 2024. Astronomers have … Read more
Jakarta – Several astronomers’ predictions about the possibility of an asteroid hitting the Earth are still being made for further research. Recently, astronomers discovered an asteroid called Apophis that has the potential to hit Earth. So what should people do if that really happens? The asteroid Apophis was studied a few years ago. According to … Read more
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Vesta‘s surface has striking color variations, from dark to light, due to the presence of different minerals. In research published in the journal Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, a group of researchers managed to further analyze well-preserved volcanic meteorite samples found in Antarctica. The sample was identified from the asteroid Vesta that fell to Earth. This … Read more
The asteroid Taurid Swarm is a collection of large meteoroids and asteroids that formed from the remnants of Comet Encke about 10,000 years ago. Jupiter’s gravity has pulled some of these meteoroids. Read also: Scientists reveal the mystery of the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs on Earth Then they united them in a large cloud … Read more
Recently, the OSIRIS-REX mission from NASA brought back to Earth samples collected from the asteroid Bennu, offering a unique window into the early formation of the solar system. These samples, which were carefully studied, showed the presence of key elements that could provide valuable insights into the origin and evolution of our cosmos. Chemical composition … Read more
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The United States Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA launched a special mission to take a closer look at the Trojan. This mission is called Lucy, which left Earth on October 16, 2021. Launching the official NASA website on Tuesday (10/15/2024), Lucy took off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, with the main mission … Read more
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Liputan6.com, Jakarta – United States Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has issued a warning about a large asteroid approaching Earth on October 7, 2024. The space rock, officially named 2024 TW2, is moving at a high speed, which is 60,968 kilometers per hour. Launching the Space page on Monday (14/10/2024), NASA confirmed the move asteroid … Read more