This isn’t your typical space rock. © Maxar/ASU/P. Rubin/NASA/JPL-Caltech The asteroid 16 Psyche, one of the most massive objects in the main asteroid belt orbiting between Mars and Jupiter, could be made entirely of metal, according to a new study published this week. The asteroid 16 Psyche, one of the […]
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Dinosaur Asteroid Hit Worst-Case Place
We all know the story: 66 million years ago, a giant asteroid crashed into Earth, killing off three quarters of all species, including most of the dinosaurs. Researchers suspect that the impact caused the extinction by kicking up a cloud of dust and tiny droplets called aerosols that plunged the planet […]
Nasa probe risks losing asteroid sample after door jams
Bennu – the asteroid could hold clues as to how the Solar System was formed A Nasa probe sent to collect rock from an asteroid several hundred million kilometres from Earth has grabbed so much that samples are spilling out. Officials behind the Osiris-Rex probe, which landed on Bennu earlier […]