Asteroid impact on moon blasted two grand canyons in 10 minutes
The Grand Canyon in Arizona is one of Earth's natural wonders, carved out over millions of years by the gradual erosion power of the Colorado River. Close to the moon's south pole are two canyons each comparable in size to the Grand Canyon that were born in a much different process.
Despite predictions that the asteroid might become a temporary mini-moon whirling around Earth, the space rock maintained a horseshoe orbit that brought it close, but it never actually entered ...
PT5, which almost became a temporary mini-moon to Earth, was recently found to be a broken-off part of the moon itself. This ...
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A chunk of space rock that visited near Earth's orbit last year was widely called a "mini-moon," a nickname that was more ...
The asteroid Bennu has provided groundbreaking insights into the chemistry that may have set the stage for life in the early ...
New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons ...
New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the Moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons ...
PT5, a near-Earth object discovered last year, has captivated scientists with its potential lunar origins. Likely ejected ...
On Wednesday, an unprecedented memo from the International Asteroid Warning Network reached the United Nations Office for ...
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