News tagged with space rock
Plan to move Argentine meteorite to Germany blocked
An unlikely alliance between the native Moqoit people and leading Argentine scientists has thwarted plans to ship the world's second largest meteorite to Germany as a prestigious art exhibit.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 01, 2012 |
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8-meter-wide asteroid will pass close to Earth today
A small asteroid will pass extremely close to Earth tomorrow (January 27, 2012). Named 2012 BX34, this 11 meter- (36 feet-) wide 8 meter- (26-foot-) space rock (astronomers have updated their estimates of the ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 27, 2012 |
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Space mountain produces terrestrial meteorites
When NASA's Dawn spacecraft entered orbit around giant asteroid Vesta in July, scientists fully expected the probe to reveal some surprising sights. But no one expected a 13-mile high mountain, two and a half ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 02, 2012 |
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Scientists find microbes in lava tube living in conditions like those on Mars
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists from Oregon has collected microbes from ice within a lava tube in the Cascade Mountains and found that they thrive in cold, Mars-like conditions.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 15, 2011 |
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The Misplaced Stuff: NASA loses moon, space rocks
Astronauts may have had the `right stuff' to go to the moon, but when it comes to keeping track of what they brought back, NASA seems to have misplaced some of that stuff.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 08, 2011 |
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Swift observatory catches asteroid flyby (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- As asteroid 2005 YU55 swept past Earth in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Nov. 9, telescopes aboard NASA's Swift satellite joined professional and amateur astronomers around the globe in monitoring ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 11, 2011 |
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Every way devised to deflect an asteroid
With asteroid 2005 YU55 passing close by Earth yesterday, this rather unsettlingly near flyby has many people wondering if we would be able to divert an asteroid that was heading for an intersection with Earth ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 10, 2011 |
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Biggest asteroid in 35 years swings close to Earth
(AP) -- An asteroid as big as an aircraft carrier zipped by Earth on Tuesday in the closest encounter by such a massive space rock in more than three decades. Scientists ruled out any chance of a collision ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 09, 2011 |
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NASA captures new images of large asteroid passing Earth
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Deep Space Network antenna in Goldstone, Calif. has captured new radar images of Asteroid 2005 YU55 passing close to Earth.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 08, 2011 |
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Big asteroid to make close, harmless zip by Earth
An asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier is set to make a close but harmless swing by Earth on Tuesday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 08, 2011 |
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Close encounter of the rocky kind
(PhysOrg.com) -- Discovered by a UA astronomer six years ago, a city-block sized space rock will race past the Earth closer than the moon in what will be the closest encounter of an object of this size in ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 07, 2011 |
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Rare near-Earth asteroid fly-by set for Tuesday
A massive asteroid will make a rare fly-by Tuesday, and although it poses no danger of crashing to Earth, US scientists said this week they are looking forward to getting a closer look.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 03, 2011 |
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NASA in final preparations for Nov. 8 asteroid flyby
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA scientists will be tracking asteroid 2005 YU55 with antennas of the agency's Deep Space Network at Goldstone, Calif., as the space rock safely flies past Earth slightly closer than the ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 27, 2011 |
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NASA sting terrifies woman, 74
(AP) -- The elaborate mission to recover a moon rock led NASA agents to one of the most down-to-earth places: a Denny's restaurant in Riverside County.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 24, 2011 |
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Amateur skywatchers help space hazards team
For the first time, observations coordinated by ESA's space hazards team have found an asteroid that comes close enough to Earth to pose an impact threat. The space rock was found by amateur astronomers, highlighting ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 13, 2011 |
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