asteroid

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A new study shows that, at an incredibly small scale, the building blocks inside the asteroid Bennu are not evenly mixed.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

In a classic episode, Elroy goes to an asteroid on a school field trip.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

However, another theory proposed that a comet or asteroid impact over North America triggered the event.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

More than two centuries after asteroid 16 Psyche was first identified, scientists are still trying to determine how it formed.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

Space agencies around the globe—NASA, UKSA, CSA, CNSA, ISRO, CRTS, ROSCOSMOS—release statements assuring citizens that though asteroid 2016BA11’s trajectory will bring it near Earth, it does not pose a threat.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson