In the distant past, the solar system was rife with impacts and collisions. Millions of rocky objects zoomed chaotically ...
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The asteroid belt is slowly vanishing, shedding dust and rocks
Lying between Mars and Jupiter is a massive ring of rock debris—the asteroid belt. Now thin, it’s fading away gradually. In a new study, planetary scientist Julio A. Fernández of Uruguay’s Universidad ...
The annual meteor shower is expected to leave colorful streaks across the sky when it peaks on Oct. 21 into Oct. 22.
Around 66 million years ago, the reign of the dinosaurs came to a fiery end. An asteroid about 7 miles (12 kilometers) wide, ...
Asteroid ‘Families’ Reveal Hidden Histories and Impact Risks across the Solar System ...
Where do meteorites of different type come from? In a review paper, astronomers trace the impact orbit of observed meteorite falls to several previously unidentified source regions in the asteroid ...
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