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Ceres’ Mysterious Organic Material Likely Came from Space
Scientists have long debated the origin of the organic material found on Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt. While many believed it emerged from the dwarf planet’s own cryovolcanic ...
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Ceres, The Largest Body In The Asteroid Belt, Might Hold Clues To Life, New Research Suggests
R ecent studies suggest that Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, may harbor the building ...
NASA reduces likelihood of asteroid impacting earth to 1.5%
NASA said Wednesday that new data collected overnight cut the probability of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth to 1.5%. The ...
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Odds of asteroid YR4 2024 hitting Earth in 2032 go up, then down again, in latest NASA analysis
Called 2024 YR4, the near-Earth asteroid initially carried a 1% chance of hitting land when NASA and the European Space Agency first announced its existence last month. Protocols require the ...
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See images of the ‘city-killer’ asteroid with a 1-in-48 chance of hitting Earth
A Chilean space telescope has captured striking images of YR4 2024, the “city-killer” asteroid that’s potentially on a collision course with Earth. “Only a few asteroids have been studied ...
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Deposits found on a nearby asteroid point to salty water in the outer Solar System
The deposits could prove crucial in comparing the evolved water in the dwarf planet Ceres -- located in the Asteroid Belt -- and the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, since researchers believe these ...