Asteroid

June 25, 2023

170-Foot Asteroid Named Bennu Speeding Towards Earth: Close Encounter

Constantly present near Earth, asteroids are often overlooked, but there is a real possibility of one actually colliding with our planet. Currently, NASA is engaged in the meticulous study of an asteroid

Archaeology·Nature·Science

99 Million Year Old Amber Reveals Dinosaur-Bird Connection and molting Mysteries: Feathered Time Capsule

Bird feathers preserved in 99-million-year-old amber reveal insights into the connection between modern birds and dinosaurs. The discovery helps understand the role of molting in the extinction of some early bird species. Enantiornithines, a group of birds, were the only

July 10, 2023

Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2023 DZ2 Makes a Close Approach to Earth but Poses No Threat

Science·Space

Object 2023 DZ2, a Potentially Hazardous Object, will pass as close as 100,000 miles from Earth this weekend. The asteroid is nearly 140 to

NASA’s Psyche Mission: Unlocking the Secrets of an Iron-rich Quadrillion Worth Asteroid

Business·Science·Space

NASA has resumed the Psyche mission, which is set to launch this year, aiming to explore the science and mining potential of the 16

El Médano 128 meteorite, an ordinary chondrite (group L), found in the Atacama desert in 2011 by a team of researchers from the Centre de recherche et d'enseignement des géosciences de l'environnement (CEREGE - Aix-Marseille Université/CNRS/INRAE/IRD). © Jérôme Gattacceca, CNRS, CEREGE

Astronomy·Science·Space

70% of Meteorites on Earth Traced to 3 Young Asteroid Families: Scientists Reveal Massalia Leading the Pack

Scientists have identified the main asteroid belt, between Mars and Jupiter, as the primary source of meteorites that reach Earth. Now, an international study reveals that three families of young asteroids, Karin,

Rahul Somvanshiand

Govind Tekale

November 1, 2024

A catastrophic asteroid impact with the Earth.

Disaster·Science

66 Million Years Ago: The Asteroid that Wiped Out Dinosaurs Also Created a 2.8-Mile-Tall Tsunami

An interesting story of a tsunami which was recorded over 66 million years ago as the largest in scale which had hit the Yucatán Peninsula caused by the impact of a huge

Karmactive Team

July 6, 2024