French novelist Jules Verne delighted 19th-century readers with the tantalizing notion that a journey to the center of the Earth was actually plausible.
Since then, scientists have long acknowledged that Verne's literary journey was only science fiction.
Still, there are a few things known about the Earth's interior .
Asteroid Mission Aims to Explore Mysteries of Earth's Core - Teachable Moments | NASA/JPL Edu
Set to launch in Oct. 2023, the Psyche mission will explore a metal-rich asteroid of the same name that lies in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU | › Watch the mission trailer | + Expand image
After 70 years, Asteroid 2022 CP1 approaches Earth again; NASA provides details | Tech News
The asteroid that struck Earth around 65 million years ago profoundly impacted the planet's future. While this impact was disastrous, it wasn't the biggest asteroid to ever hit Earth.
And asteroids have not stopped coming and flying by the Earth and NASA, using its advanced tech, keeps a constant watch. Now, the US space agency has issued an alert against an asteroid that will pass Earth closely soon.
NASA tracking bus-sized asteroid whose orbit will bring it close to Earth today | Tech News
Over the past few years, the advance in scientific research has shed light on dinosaurs, and how these mammoth creatures went extinct. The theory, known as the Alvarez hypothesis, claims that an asteroid struck Earth nearly 65 million years ago and wiped out entire species of dinosaurs.
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