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Ceres, The Largest Body In The Asteroid Belt, Might Hold Clues To Life, New Research Suggests
R ecent studies suggest that Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, may harbor the building ...
Remember that asteroid that isn't going to hit Earth? We could send a mission to explore it
YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...
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The history of the young cold traps of the asteroid Ceres
Ceres, the largest asteroid in our solar system ... First, the axis tilt of Ceres, currently 4 degrees, is higher than the moon's 1.5 degree tilt, so more of the crater rims are sunlit and ...
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See images of the ‘city-killer’ asteroid with a 1-in-48 chance of hitting Earth
A Chilean space telescope has captured striking images of YR4 2024, the “city-killer” asteroid that’s potentially on a collision course with Earth. “Only a few asteroids have been studied ...
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Deposits found on a nearby asteroid point to salty water in the outer Solar System
The deposits could prove crucial in comparing the evolved water in the dwarf planet Ceres -- located in the Asteroid Belt -- and the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, since researchers believe these ...
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What the asteroid with a 1-in-48 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 looks like (images)
That's because this space rock, designated asteroid 2024 YR4, has a 1-in-48 chance of impacting Earth in 2032. For obvious reasons, astronomers are desperate to learn as much as they can about ...
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Asteroid Ryugu samples suggest presence of salty water in outer solar system
The deposits could prove crucial in comparing the evolved water in the dwarf planet Ceres—located in the Asteroid Belt—and ... DOI: 10.1038/s41550-024-02418-1 ...