NASA’s Psyche spacecraft beams back blue images of Mars on its way to a metal asteroid
Quick facts What it is: Mars Where it is: 2.2 astronomical units (Earth-sun distances) When it was shared: May 18, 2026 Is it just us,...
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How did animals survive the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs?
Around 66 million years ago, a gigantic asteroid smashed into Earth and wreaked chaos globally. Superheated rock from the impact spewed into the air, creating...
‘Their greatest challenge since they stared down the asteroid’: Paleontologist Steve Brusatte on why birds are facing their biggest existential threat since the dino-killing asteroid
Birds have spread their wings the world over, but they first took flight at least 150 million years ago, during the dinosaur age. In his...
All 5 ‘letters’ of DNA found on an asteroid speeding through our solar system. What do they tell us about the origins of life?
A “potentially hazardous” asteroid contains all of the “letters” that make up DNA, suggesting that these key ingredients for life may be common in the...
James Webb Telescope updates odds that ‘city killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit the moon
The moon will officially be spared from an explosive encounter with a “city-killer” asteroid in 2032, new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)...
Life may have rebounded ‘ridiculously fast’ after the dinosaur-killing asteroid impact
New species may have evolved surprisingly quickly after the asteroid impact that wiped out the nonavian dinosaurs, researchers have found. New plankton species may have...