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This stone that sparkles like diamonds was originally discovered in a meteor crater in 1893
Moissanite was first discovered in a meteor crater in 1893 ... Moissanite offers the same sparkle and durability of diamonds at a fraction of the cost — so if you're looking for luxury without ...
NASA warns against 368-foot asteroid speeding towards Earth
NASA issues an urgent alert as a colossal 368-foot asteroid hurtles towards Earth. Get the facts on its trajectory, distance, ...
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Scientists Plan for Apophis’s Unnervingly Close Brush With Earth
and researchers pinpoint the source of the famous Hope Diamond. - George Dvorsky 2 / 12 This is radar image of a near-Earth asteroid similar to Apophis. We actually know very little about what ...
NASA has a scary protocol in place if an asteroid was going to hit Earth
DART smashed into the asteroid of choice, called Dimorphos, which was a minor-planet moon of the asteroid called Didymos.
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Car-size asteroid gives Earth a close shave in near-miss flyby (video, photo)
The space rock came within a mere 11,500 miles (18,500 kilometers) of Earth on May 14. A small asteroid flew very close to Earth Tuesday morning (May 14), just two days after it was discovered by ...
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A rare risk of asteroid fastballs turns scientists into sluggers
After the interview, Rivkin joined a crowd of scientists and guests to watch the mission’s finale on several big screens: As part of an asteroid deflection mission called DART, a spacecraft was ...
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Smashing into an asteroid shows researchers how to better protect Earth
After the interview, Rivkin joined a crowd of scientists and guests to watch the mission’s finale on several big screens: As part of an asteroid deflection mission called DART, a spacecraft was ...
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Minerals are in short supply on Earth. This startup wants to mine asteroids
Now the California-based startup is attempting to make asteroid mining a reality. The company isn’t alone. The clean energy transition is expected to cause demand for mineral resources to ...
The rise of watches faced with slivers of meteorite
That’s what meteorite dials deliver. Most meteorites were formed early in the history of the solar system — about 4.5 billion ...
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Where did Earth's water come from? This ancient asteroid family may help us find out
On occasion, large asteroids in the main asteroid belt, located between Mars and Jupiter, were also struck. When that happened, those asteroids would shatter into smaller pieces. Events like these ...
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There's a giant asteroid hurtling toward earth: Here's how to see it
A large asteroid is hurtling toward Earth -- but there's no need to duck and cover.The space rock, known by the very dull name of 2014 JO25 will safely fly by Earth on April 19, according to NASA.
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How Scientists Are Preparing for Apophis's Unnervingly Close Brush With Earth
We may earn a commission from links on this page. This is radar image of a near-Earth asteroid similar to Apophis. We actually know very little about what Apophis looks like, but its pending flyby ...