asteroids
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Meteorite That Crashed Into Michigan Contains ‘Pristine’ Organic Compounds
The rapid recovery and analysis of a meteorite that fell onto a frozen lake in Michigan two years ago is illuminating the pivotal role these rocks played in delivering the basic building blocks for life to Earth.
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Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, and an Earth-Bound Meteor Will Star in Netflix’s Don’t Look Up
“Fake news” is about to get taken to a whole new level in a new movie from the man behind Vice and Anchorman that sounds like Dumb Armageddon.
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Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Struck Earth at ‘Deadliest Possible Angle,’ New Research Suggests
When the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs hit Earth, it struck at an angle that maximized its destructive potential, according to new computer simulations of the catastrophic event.
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Astronomers Think They Have Found A Whole Population Of Rocks From Outside The Solar System
Astronomers think they’ve found an entire population of asteroids originating from outside our solar system, according to a new paper.