While
space rocks hurtling in from space threaten to deal modern life a mortal blow, meteorite impacts during Earth's early history may have played a pivotal role in kick - starting life on the planet.
Imagine, if you will, that an astronomer discovered a large
space rock hurtling to Earth.
Not exact matches
After a brush with death last month, the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) spacecraft is back on track for an encounter with a
hurtling hunk of
space rock.
Mining on an asteroid is fraught with difficulty due to the
space rock's low gravity and the fact that it is
hurtling through
space.
eeehhh just an average girl floating along on this giant
rock that's
hurtling through
space.
It's difficult to map the exact trajectory of these giant
rocks hurtling through
space, as they are subject to various gravitational forces and buffeted by solar winds.