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Artist’s impression of the asteroid discovered toward the Sun

Science & Technology

2022 AP7: Astronomers detect another ‘planet killer’ asteroid

by The Conversation November 2, 2022

If you surfed the web this morning, you may have seen news of the latest existential threat to humanity: a “planet killer” asteroid named 2022 AP7. Luckily for us 2022 AP7 “has no chance to hit the Earth currently”, according to Scott Sheppard at the Carnegie Institution for Science. He and his international team of […]

UAE wants to land probe on asteroid between Mars, Jupiter

World

UAE wants to land probe on asteroid between Mars, Jupiter

by Press Trust of India October 6, 2021

Giant asteroid set to pass by Earth on March 21

Science & Technology

NASA says a giant asteroid will pass by Earth later this month

by Abhilash Singh March 12, 2021March 12, 2021

This theory was recently tested through a full chemical ‘fingerprinting’ of the asteroid dust found within the crater

News

‘Fingerprinting’ dust: New study sheds light on what may have killed dinosaurs

by Team EastMojo February 26, 2021February 26, 2021