JWST snaps first image of asteroid that threatened Earth
2024 YR4 may not make catastrophic history, but it did set a new record for the JWST as the smallest object ever targeted by ...
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How a 'mudball' meteorite survived space to land in the jungles of Central America
"The fall of Aguas Zarcas was huge news in the country. No other fireball was as widely reported and then recovered as stones ...
Meteorite Miracle: After a 2-Million-Year Journey, This “Mudball” Lit Up the Sky Over Costa Rica
A mysterious "mudball" meteorite exploded in the skies above Costa Rica in 2019, scattering rare, water-rich rocks across the ...
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"Mudball meteorite" spent 2 million years avoiding collision – until Earth
One of the most studied space rocks of all time has given scientists another big surprise, with the "mudball meteorite" Aguas ...
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Strange Rock Eggs Were Spotted On Mars, And Scientists Are Puzzled Over How They Got There
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover spotted a strange rock made up of hundreds of tiny spheres that look like clusters […] ...
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'This is by far the oldest': Scientists discover 3.47 billion-year-old meteorite impact crater in Australian outback
Scientists in Australia have discovered the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater thanks to pristine structures created by the blast in the rock. Hidden away in the country's outback, the ...