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Ice On Asteroid Suggests Earth's Water Came From Space

Ice On Asteroid Suggests Earth's Water Came From Space

Scientists have found lots of life-essential water – frozen as ice – in an unexpected place in our solar system: an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter.

 

Space head: Russia may send spacecraft to asteroid

Space head: Russia may send spacecraft to asteroid

Russia's space chief said Wednesday his agency will consider sending a spacecraft to a large asteroid to knock it off its path and prevent a possible collision with Earth.

 

Asteroid collision 'less likely'

Asteroid collision 'less likely'

An asteroid once predicted to have a reasonable chance of striking Earth in 2036 is now far more likely to be a "near miss".

 

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