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The mysterious blast site of the Tunguska Event of 1908 is revealed in satellite images obtained by NASA’s Operational Land ...

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The capsule’s charred hull is evidence of its fiery passage through Earth’s atmosphere after traveling ... hardware shows material from the carbon-rich asteroid scattered across the right side.

World Asteroid Day is celebrated every year on 30 June. The purpose of this day is to make people aware of asteroids and the ...

NASA Planetary Scientist Noah Petro dishes on what it took plan the impressive touch-and-go return mission, why much of the sample will be preserved for future generations of humanity, the best-case ...

Could New York face an asteroid threat in our lifetime? Scientists explain potential impact scenarios, emergency preparedness ...

Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly knows a few things about objects in outer space, including those that make their way to Earth.

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