Tag: Asteroid impact
NASA smacked a spacecraft into an asteroid – and learned details about its 12-million-year history
NASA’s DART was the first time we tried planetary defence – attempting to redirect an asteroid. The data from this landmark mission is still yielding new insights today.
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30 Jul, 09:00 PM
New evidence suggests the world's largest known asteroid impact structure is buried deep in southeast Australia
Research on the Deniliquin structure points to an asteroid impact that would have been more than double the scale of the one that killed the dinosaurs.
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10 Aug, 12:00 PM
'City killers' and half-giraffes: how many scary asteroids really go past Earth every year?
Barely a week goes by without headlines about a giant asteroid coming past Earth. Here’s what really makes an asteroid pass notable – it’s not just size.
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4 Aug, 08:00 AM
