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A Purdue University physics and astronomy professor whose work is dedicated to environmental safety and enhancing renewable energy production has been elected to one of the nation’s highest science honors.

Brandon Johnson, an expert in impact crater dynamics, surrounded by some of his favorite research subjects: Mercury, Mars and the moon.

In a bid to find the reason behind the explosion, Melosh’s team sneaked into the 2013 Chelyabinsk event, when a when a meteoroid exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia.

Asteroid Will Skim Earth Closer Than Moon On February 2: Will It Hit Planet? KEY POINTS Asteroid 2020 SO will zip by Earth at a distance of 140,000 miles from the surface during its February flyby This is closer than the moons distance from Earth, which is 239,000 miles on average The asteroid does not pose a threat to Earth An asteroid is set to zip past Earth next month at a range thats closer than the moon. A near-Earth asteroid called 2020 SO, which was first observed last year, will mak...