The Geminids are one of the best meteor showers of the year—and the weirdest. Here’s how to see them

This December's dazzling display comes from a strange asteroid with comet-like behavior—and a tail of debris that astronomers ...
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Geminid meteor shower 2025 peaks next week. Here's what you need to know about this year's best meteor shower

The Geminids return with near-perfect viewing conditions, offering skywatchers up to 150 meteors an hour under dark December ...
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The Geminid meteor shower peaks next week: Here's when and how you can see it

Stargazers in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres will be able to view the shower, though the display is typically ...

NASA warns of back-to-back asteroid approaches: What to expect and what it means for Earth

Two asteroids are set for safe flybys near Earth, reassuring the public that no threat exists. NASA emphasizes these events ...
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NASA ALERT: Four Giant Asteroids Racing Toward Earth – What It Means For The Planet And What To Expect

Four near-Earth asteroids are set to make close approaches to Earth within a 24-hour period, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has confirmed. Scientists stress that all four objects will pass ...

Asteroid hurtling toward Earth found to be teeming with building blocks of life: researchers

Scientists discovered ribose — in addition to “all five nucleobases used to construct both DNA and RNA” — on asteroid Bennu, ...

What is 'space gum?' New analysis of Bennu asteroid yields surprising finds

Studying samples from the Bennu asteroid, researchers have found sugars essential for biology, stardust and ... something ...
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Flashes on the moon: CU Boulder experts explain asteroid strikes and why they matter

“Impact flashes on the moon are very common,” University of Colorado Boulder astrophysical and planetary sciences professor Paul Hayne said. “In fact, they happen more or less every night, and it’s a ...

Building Blocks of Life Found on Near-Earth Asteroid Could Reveal New Clues About Life in the Universe

NASA revealed that scientists discovered sugars that are “essential” to life and a “gum-like” substance on the space rock ...
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NASA discovers 'space gum' and sugars 'crucial to life' in asteroid Bennu samples brought to Earth (video)

Analyzing pristine fragments of the asteroid delivered to Earth by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft in 2023, a team led by ...

Scientists Found the Most Likely Spot on Earth to Get Hit by a Meteor

Potential impactors are most likely to have low velocities and the highest likelihood of hitting Earth during the winter.