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Western University scientist discovers possible age of massive impact crater in GreenlandA new research paper from scientist Elizabeth Silber is now suggesting the Hiawatha crater in Greenland could have formed between 11,700 and 2.6 million years ago.CanadaJun 1, 2021
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CN Tower-sized asteroid to pass Earth in fastest flyby of 2021An asteroid measuring roughly half a kilometre wide is due to whip past Earth at high speed in late March, NASA says.TrendingMar 12, 2021
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Famous alien-hunting telescope shut down to avoid ‘catastrophic failure’The massive Arecibo Observatory has contributed to many major scientific discoveries over the last 57 years.TrendingNov 20, 2020
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NASA spacecraft collects up to 4.5 pounds of asteroid to be sent to EarthThe spacecraft Osiris-Rex won't depart Bennu's neighbourhood until March at the earliest, when the asteroid and Earth are properly aligned.ScienceOct 29, 2020
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Scans reveal 16 Psyche, a failed planet-turned-asteroid, worth up to $10,000 quadrillionAsteroid 16 Psyche is thought to be the leftover core of a would-be planet that fell apart.TrendingOct 29, 2020
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NASA spacecraft grabs rock from speeding Bennu asteroid in historic firstThe OSIRIS-REx spacecraft played 'tag' with the surface of the asteroid, snatching a sample of rock in a historic first for NASA.TrendingOct 21, 2020
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NASA identifies ‘asteroid’ expected to become mini-moon next month as old rocketInstead of a cosmic rock, the newly discovered object appears to be an old rocket from a failed moon-landing mission 54 years ago that's finally making its way back home, according to NASA's leading asteroid expert.ScienceOct 11, 2020
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‘Mini-moon’ set to join Earth might be a rock — or something moreSome astronomers suspect the potential 'mini-moon' was built on Earth many years ago.TrendingSep 22, 2020
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Cancel Armageddon: Asteroid unlikely to hit Earth before U.S. electionNASA says there is only a 0.41 per cent chance that the asteroid will fall to Earth ahead of the U.S. presidential election.TrendingAug 24, 2020
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Car-sized asteroid passed Earth by a cosmic hair — and NASA missed itThe asteroid passed within 3,000 kilometres of Earth, which is about the distance from Toronto to Vancouver.TrendingAug 19, 2020
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