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70 years ago, a meteorite landed on an Alabama woman as she took a nap. Here's the strange story of Ann Hodges.

Tue, 08/12/2025 - 12:31

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the day a meteorite hit a sylacauga woman ae8cb90f087e5e4d — Ann Hodges was hit by a meteorite inside her Alabama home in 1954. She's pictured with attorney Hugh Love (left) and the director of the Alabama Museum of Natural History, Walter B. Jones.
Courtesy University of Alabama Museums, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

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Scientists Discover Surprising Origin of Most Meteorites that Strike Earth

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 14:40

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The Day NASA Smashed an Asteroid: What It Was Like Inside Mission Control

Sat, 10/12/2024 - 06:00

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The asteroid Dimorphos seen two seconds before impact by the DART mission.

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Radar Catches Oddly Shaped Stadium-Sized Asteroid Zooming Past Earth

Thu, 09/26/2024 - 12:36

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The Goldstone Solar System Radar obtained these radar images of asteroid 2024 ON.

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VCs See Dollar Signs in Space, Commit $40 Million to Asteroid Mining Company

Wed, 08/21/2024 - 11:45

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Artist's rendition of Astroforge's Odin spacecraft

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Metallic Asteroid Psyche Is Surprisingly Soggy

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 13:45

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Image of Psyche asteroid colliding with another asteroid

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Spacecraft Could Join Asteroid Apophis for Its Close Brush With Earth

Wed, 07/17/2024 - 11:11

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Ramses Mission To Asteroid Apophis

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China Targets Near-Earth Asteroid for Upcoming Deflection Test

Thu, 07/11/2024 - 15:55

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An illustration of an asteroid drifting through space.

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2 'potentially hazardous' asteroids will streak by Earth this week, one as big as a mountain. You can watch it live.

Wed, 06/26/2024 - 16:25

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An asteroid floats above Earth — Two different "potentially hazardous" asteroids will fly by Earth this week. Both will be rare and spectacular events, but they won't threaten Earth.
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Astronomers Spot Cataclysmic Collision of Giant Asteroids in Nearby Star System

Mon, 06/10/2024 - 17:00

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Nearly 20 years ago, astronomers observed a massive cloud of fine dust particles around a young star located just 63 light-years away from Earth. In recent observations from the Webb Space Telescope, however, the dust cloud had mysteriously vanished.

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