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ASTEROID DISCOVERIES
In 2019, 11,482 Hubble Asteroid Hunter volunteers helped train an AI that scanned 37,000 Hubble images; the combined effort uncovered 1,701 asteroid trails, including 1,031 unknown objectsCitizen scientists helped astronomers find over one thousand new asteroids. These faint objects were previously missed by earlier surveys a...- In 1971, Apollo 14 brought back the 20-pound rock Big Bertha; in 2019, scientists found a fragment that likely came from Earth, excavated about 4 billion years agoA lunar rock collected by Apollo 14 astronauts may contain a fragment of Earth. This tiny piece of rock is approximately four billion years...
- A small asteroid just crashed near Australia, and astronomers are thrilled about itA small asteroid, CERNQ52, entered Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean on September 6, burning up harmlessly as predicted by ESA and N...
- In 2011, a 320-gram Martian meteorite discovered in Sahara Desert reveals red planet Mars once had waterIn 2011, a 320-gram Martian meteorite discovered in Sahara Desert revealed evidence that Mars once had water. Known as Black Beauty or Nort...
- In 2025, Rubin's 3.2-billion-pixel camera in Chile began watching the universe. 1 year later, it can trigger 7 million alerts a night in 40 secondsEvery forty seconds, the Vera Rubin Observatory captures fresh images of the sky, thanks to its state-of-the-art camera and data processing...
- In the 1960s, 2025 PN7 began travelling in step with Earth. 60 years later, American astronomers discovered it and found older images hiding the asteroid in plain sight2025 PN7 was hiding in plain sight for decades. The tiny asteroid has been traveling around the Sun in step with Earth since roughly the 19...
- In 2009, NASA deliberately crashed LCROSS into a permanently shadowed lunar crater; the mission detected water in the resulting debris plumeNASA's groundbreaking LCROSS mission in 2009 confirmed the presence of water ice at the Moon's south pole, transforming our understanding o...
- In 1969, Australia recovered the Murchison meteorite after it fell near Victoria. Years later, scientists studied stardust hidden inside and discovered grains dating back roughly 7 billion years, before the Solar System existedThe Murchison meteorite carried something far older than Earth. Scientists found tiny silicon carbide grains inside it that formed nearly 7...
- In 2012, NASA's Curiosity Rover discovered a home, now that 96-mile wide Gale Crater is sparking claims of finding doorway to a long lost civilization in MarsNASA, the European Space Agency, and other international partners continue planning ambitious explorations of Mars, including efforts to re...
- New Jersey meteorite that crashed through a family's roof turns out to be one of America's most important space rocks; Scientists discover building blocks of life insideA meteorite that crashed into a New Jersey home contains carbon-rich compounds, amino acids and other prebiotic molecules linked to the ori...
- 290 million years ago an animal vomited and scientists just found out what this superpredator used to have for lunch millions of years before dinosaurs started ruling the earthA rare fossilized vomit was found in Germany. This ancient vomit dates back to the Early Permian period, approximately 290 million years ag...
- Space jam: 'Raspberry sugar' discovered near the centre of the Milky Way; what scientists say about life's building blocks forming before planets existedA sugar molecule found in raspberries has been detected near the Milky Way's center. This marks the first time the molecule has been identi...
- Quote of the day by Carl Friedrich Gauss: 'It is not knowledge, but the act of learning, not possession but the act of...' - German physicist and mathematian teaches life lessons on why learning brings more job than achievement and why you must stop chasing resultsCarl Friedrich Gauss quote today: Carl Friedrich Gauss emphasized the joy found in the learning process itself. He believed the act of acqu...
- Earth's hidden ‘mini-moon’ revealed like never before: China’s Tianwen-2 captures first-ever close-up of Kamoʻoalewa, a mysterious asteroid that may be a lost piece of the MoonChina's Tianwen-2 spacecraft has captured the first close-up image of Kamoʻoalewa. This rare quasi-satellite is often called Earth's mini-m...
- Mystery surrounding the Silverpit crater solved: 160-meter asteroid hit the North Sea 45 million years ago and triggered 330-foot tsunami waves, say scientistsA 20-year-old mystery of the North Sea's Silverpit Crater has been solved. Researchers confirmed an asteroid or comet struck the region 43-...
- Scientists think they have found Earth’s oldest crash site, and it’s 3 billion years oldThe discovery of Earth’s oldest impact crater may rewrite planetary history. Scientists studying Western Australia’s ancient rock formation...
- These nearly invisible crystals could rewrite what we know about the early Solar SystemMoon impact 3.5 billion years ago reveals hidden Solar System history through tiny mineral grains. The discovery shows asteroid bombardment...
- Researchers reveal Giant 74-ton, 1,600-foot-wide Earth-bound asteroid Bennu is brimming with life moleculesBennu asteroid discovery: Scientists found essential life-building molecules on asteroid Bennu. Sugars like ribose and glucose, crucial for...
- Teen astronomer from Noida makes astounding asteroid discovery – NASA reacts!A 14-year-old Noida student, Daksh Malik, identifies an asteroid through NASA's International Asteroid Discovery Project. With his discover...
- School students in India discover 18 new asteroidsOver the last two years, 150 students from all around India participated in this two month long campaign to find asteroids, making this the...
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