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Possible rewrites: – Asteroid discoveries suggest that life on Earth came from space – Clues on an asteroid point to the extraterrestrial roots of life on our planet – Asteroid findings lend support to the idea that life started beyond Earth – Signs found on an asteroid could link the genesis of life on Earth to the wider universe – Study of asteroid samples sheds new light on the possible cosmic source of life on Earth

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Possible rewrites: – Asteroid discoveries suggest that life on Earth came from space – Clues on an asteroid point to the extraterrestrial roots of life on our planet – Asteroid findings lend support to the idea that life started beyond Earth – Signs found on an asteroid could link the genesis of life on Earth to the wider universe – Study of asteroid samples sheds new light on the possible cosmic source of life on Earth

In samples of the asteroid Ryugu, scientists have found organic compounds that may indicate that elements important for the origin of life arrived on planet Earth in rocks from space billions of years ago. In the rocks of the asteroid Ryugu, mined using the Japan Agency’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft in 2019, scientists have found the … Read more

“Earth-bound: A house-sized asteroid approaches as it remains hidden until the eleventh hour”

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“Earth-bound: A house-sized asteroid approaches as it remains hidden until the eleventh hour”

An asteroid roughly the size of a family house will fly close to Earth on Monday. NASA and the European Space Agency register it as a near-Earth object, but it does not pose a risk to our planet. The asteroid is newly discovered, astronomers first noticed it only a few days ago. Although most of … Read more

Are Close Approaching Asteroids a Threat to Earth Just as the Moon? | Space

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Are Close Approaching Asteroids a Threat to Earth Just as the Moon? | Space

Asteroid illustration (pixabay) SPACE — A space stone alias asteroid will pass Earth safely. The asteroid is predicted to cross Earth on March 25, 2023. This asteroid is very close, even closer than the distance from the Moon to Earth. Astronomers at the observatory in La Palma, in the Canary Islands, Spain discovered the asteroid … Read more

The asteroid is being monitored by NASA due to its capability to collide with Earth.

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The asteroid is being monitored by NASA due to its capability to collide with Earth.

Jakarta – Planet Earth potentially hit asteroid at another 23 years. The possibility is indeed very small but it is not impossible that NASA is taking it seriously. quoted detikINET from As.com on Wednesday (15/03/2023), NASA is currently monitoring an asteroid named ‘2023 DW’ which has the possibility of hitting Earth in 23 years. The … Read more

Asteroid 2023 DW has the potential to hit Earth on Valentine’s Day

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Asteroid 2023 DW has the potential to hit Earth on Valentine’s Day

CNN Indonesia Monday, 13 March 2023 21:00 WIB Illustration. An asteroid has the potential to hit Earth on Valentine’s Day in 2046. (NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Handout via REUTERS) Jakarta, CNNIndonesia — A asteroid chance of crashing Earth in 2046 to be precise on February 14th. Dangerous to humans? The presence of the asteroid was detected by … Read more

Get to know the Asteroid Belt, the Elements that make up the Solar System

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Get to know the Asteroid Belt, the Elements that make up the Solar System

Jakarta – The vast Solar System is composed of various celestial bodies, one of which is the belt asteroid. A collection of small rocky objects orbiting the sun, one of which is located between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. Asteroids are the building blocks of the asteroid belt. Astronomers say that asteroids … Read more

There’s a Small Chance This Asteroid Hits Earth in Valentine 2046

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There’s a Small Chance This Asteroid Hits Earth in Valentine 2046

Sunday, March 12, 2023 | 08:36 WIBBy : Faisal Maliki Baskoro / FMB This image taken on November 13, 2019 shows the asteroid Ryugu in outer space. Jakarta, Beritasatu.com – Experts at NASA and ESA revealed that an asteroid with a diameter of almost 50 meters, has the potential to hit Earth on Valentine’s Day, … Read more

Chinese Observatory Discovers New Asteroid Near Earth Orbit

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Chinese Observatory Discovers New Asteroid Near Earth Orbit

China’s Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory (XAO) discovered a new asteroid. PHOTO/ DAILY BEIJING – Observatory Astronomy China’s Xinjiang (XAO) discovers a new near-Earth asteroid. This new asteroid was detected drifting well within a short distance from Earth’s orbit. . The Center for Minor Planets at the International Astronomical Union (IAU) confirmed the discovery and assigned the … Read more

Asteroids the size of a large swimming pool have a chance to hit the earth, how dangerous is it?

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Asteroids the size of a large swimming pool have a chance to hit the earth, how dangerous is it?

Jakarta – NASA announced there was a asteroid only the size of an Olympic swimming pool has a chance of colliding with Earth. Fortunately, the odds are very small, only 1 in 600. The asteroid is named 2023 DW. The announcement itself was also made via a tweet by NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office on … Read more