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Unique asteroid sample lands at Field Museum

Piece of pristine asteroid gives Field Museum scientists a look billions of years into the past

Scientists at the Field Museum can now get a glimpse of 4.5 billion years into the past. This is because the museum is the new temporary home to a tiny piece of a pristine asteroid. The little black fragment came from the near-Earth asteroid called Bennu.

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Asteroid speck at the Field Museum could hold the key to life

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Unique asteroid sample lands at the Field Museum

Odds of ‘city-killer’ asteroid hitting Moon go up again

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NASA Raises Odds of Asteroid Smacking the Moon in 2032

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope allowed scientists to refine the asteroid’s orbit, leading to this tiny increase in the odds of a lunar impact.

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Odds of ‘city-killer’ asteroid hitting the Moon go up again

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This asteroid won't strike Earth. Here's why NASA is still watching.

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The Return of 2024 YR4: The Asteroid Once Threatening Earth Now Poised for Close Call With the Moon in 2032

NASA has continuously been monitoring 2024 YR4 since it was first reported on Dec. 27 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System station in Chile.

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'City-Killer' Asteroid Even More Likely to Hit The Moon in 2032

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NASA detects asteroid that may strike the moon in under a decade

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250-foot asteroid is zooming past Earth today—Should you worry?

NASA reports a 250-ft building-sized asteroid, 2015 XR1, is passing Earth today at an incredible speed of 45,529 km/h.

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This is the asteroid that could crash into the Moon in 2032 and leave a crater visible from Earth

By February 2024, NASA had ruled out any Earth strike. The updated odds dropped to near zero, and 2024 YR4 was officially cleared from the “worry list.” But just when it seemed the drama was over, astronomers turned their attention to the Moon.

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China's Tianwen 2 spacecraft sends home 1st photo as it heads for mysterious 'quasi-moon' asteroid

The deep-space mission is heading for Kamoʻoalewa, a strange asteroid that might be a piece of the moon. China has released a first picture of its Tianwen 2 mission as the spacecraft heads for a near-Earth asteroid.

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NASA Warns Of 250-ft Building-Sized Asteroid Passing Earth Today At 45,529 KMPH: Should We Be Worried?

A massive 250-foot asteroid named 2015 XR1 is hurtling past Earth today at over 45,000 kilometres per hour., Science News - Times Now

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NASA Plucked an Asteroid From Space. Now Researchers at the Field Will Probe It for Signs of the Origin of Life

A space rock the color of coal and no larger than a pebble you’d shake from a shoe just arrived at the Field Museum, where scientists will spend the next two months probing this extraordinary specimen for clues to the origin of life on Earth.

Asteroid Moving Towards Pakistan Changes its Target

Remember that “city-killer” asteroid that was expected to land in Pakistan by 2032? Well, there's good news that it won't hit Pakistan, but the bad news is that it will now likely hit the Moon. The

Unique asteroid sample lands at Field Museum

Odds of ‘city-killer’ asteroid hitting Moon go up again

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