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Astronomers found a large asteroidIn the Solar system have found the most massive asteroid that broke away from the moon. The space body was not a threat to the population. According to astronomers, the moon has a number of splits, which demonstrate that the initial hypothesis about its origin is …

The explosion from the fall of this heavenly body explosion equivalent to 540 tonnes of TNT. The crash occurred in the area of Shangri-La is located in Yunnan province, bordering Myanmar and Laos. In South-Western China recorded a fall of an asteroid that triggered a powerful explosion. According to the …

Threat to the Earth this asteroid is not. “The asteroid, which was given the name 2017 SX17, flying between the earth and the Moon, at a distance of 87 thousand kilometers from our planet at 6.20 am Eastern time,” the statement reads. This asteroid was discovered on September 24. According …

Scientists project that flies to the Earth a huge asteroid. According to scientists, 12 October to Land close to a huge asteroid, which is a danger to people around the world. Experts hope that this time everything will be. Scientists project that flies to the Earth a huge asteroid. They …

Double asteroid located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. An international team of scientists discovered a binary asteroid, two celestial bodies are bound by gravity. Double asteroid located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. The two parts are spinning at the distance of 96 kilometers from each other. …

Flying asteroid exceeds the size of the “Chelyabinsk” meteorite twice.Flies to the Earth asteroid 2012 TC4 is the size of two of the Chelyabinsk meteorite. According to scientists, cosmic shrapnel will fly only 44,88 thousand kilometers from the planet. An asteroid with a diameter of 40 meters October 12 at …

Scientists have conducted deep research and made amazing conclusions. Two researchers from the University of Bordeaux, France, propose a new hypothesis explaining the origin of the asteroid Belt. In his work Sean Raymond (Sean Raymond) and Andre’isidoro (Andre Izidoro) describe this hypothesis and the results of computer simulation of the …

Scientists say that the asteroid to Earth is not dangerous. Astronomers have informed that near the Ground swept an asteroid the size of MSU. The Blue planet is a celestial body approached very much – the distance between it and the outer body amounted to 15.8 million kilometres. About uninvited …

The first asteroid entered the inner belt outside the orbit of Mars. French and Brazilian scientists explain the formation of the main asteroid belt located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. A study published in Science Advances. Experts have shown that the asteroid belt was initially almost empty, but …

Dawn was the first unit, exploring the objects in the asteroid belt. American and French scientists have shown that a significant part of the surface of Vesta, the largest in size and mass of the asteroid, covered with a thin layer of water ice. A study published in the journal …