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China's Tianwen 2 asteroid-sampling probe snaps gorgeous shots of Earth and the moon (video, photos)
China's Tianwen 2 probe has captured striking pictures of home as it heads out to a near-Earth asteroid to collect samples.
Remember the June fireball? Here's how scientists are classifying the meteorite that came crashing through a Henry county home
Harris, working with Henry County Emergency Management and the homeowner, examined the entry point and fragments of meteorite within the home. It left a clean entry hole through the roof, air ducts, ...
A massive rock from Mars landed on Earth. It sold for a record $5.3M.
A massive Mars meteorite sold for a record-breaking $5.3 million at a Sotheby’s auction, making it the highest selling ...
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Meteor impact may have triggered massive Grand Canyon landslide 56,000 years ago
A massive landslide would have dammed the Colorado River, forming a deep lake that has since dried up. A meteorite impact ...
The Perseid meteor shower is underway. Here's when they'll peak in August
The Earth is currently edging into three active meteor debris fields: the Southern Delta Aquariids, the Alpha Capricornids ...