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Bridgmanite Is Earth’s Most Common Mineral. Why Can’t I Find It?
Bridgmanite is the most common mineral on Earth, making up 38% of the planet’s volume. It exists in…
Scientists Uncover Ancient Asteroid Impact Crater Beneath Atlantic Ocean
At a Glance Researchers from Heriot-Watt University have made significant strides in understanding a hidden asteroid impact crater…
The Biggest Impact Structure On Earth
The Vredefort impact in South Africa, caused by a massive 25 km-wide asteroid, is the largest known impact…
Small Asteroid to Orbit Earth for Two Months Before Returning to Space
At a Glance Researchers from Universidad Complutense de Madrid have discovered that a small asteroid will orbit the…
Meteorite strike in South Africa: scientists offer clues about what it is and where it came from
Roger Lawrence Gibson, University of the Witwatersrand and Deon van Niekerk, Rhodes University On a Sunday morning in…
Curious Kids: what stops meteors hitting Earth and hurting people?
Austin Human/Unsplash Sara Webb, Swinburne University of Technology How does Earth stop meteors from hitting Earth and hurting…
Space rocks and asteroid dust are pricey, but these aren’t the most expensive materials used in science
Meteorites can get pricey, but they’re not the most expensive material. AP Photo/Thibault Camus Chris Impey, University of…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Returns First-Ever Asteroid Samples to Earth
In a historic achievement, the United States has successfully brought samples of rocks and dust from asteroid Bennu…
How Did Plants Survive the Asteroid That Wiped Out the Dinosaurs?
Around 60% of all plant species on Earth died with the nonavian dinosaurs 65 million years ago, when…
Our Solar System is filled with asteroids that are particularly hard to destroy, new study finds
Itokawa, image taken by Hayabusa in 2005. JAXA Fred Jourdan, Curtin University and Nick Timms, Curtin University A…