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fromFuturism
6 days ago

Scientists Find Microbes Can Survive Traveling from Planet to Planet While Clinging to Asteroids

Extremophile bacteria can survive extreme pressures simulating asteroid impacts, supporting the possibility that microorganisms could travel between planets via panspermia.
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fromMail Online
7 months ago

Earth has over 6 moons you never knew about, scientists reveal

Earth has at least six 'minimoons' in orbit, with some formed from debris resulting from asteroid impacts on the moon.
fromHarvard Gazette
7 months ago

Hot dispute over impact - Harvard Gazette

The meteor at least 1 kilometer wide entered Earth's atmosphere and impacted Western Australia, unleashing a fireball estimated more than 8 miles wide.
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