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The race to visit the asteroid making the closest pass by Earth
Space agencies from the US, Europe and Japan are all making plans to visit the asteroid Apophis when it makes an extremely ...
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A 99-Feet Visitor: Asteroid 2024 CR9 Approaches Earth
Watch out, Earth! A colossal 99-foot asteroid named 2024 CR9 is approaching our planet! 🌍✨ Stay informed and curious as we ...
Calculating the odds of an asteroid hitting Earth in 2032
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NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is speeding toward another close encounter with an asteroid
NASA's Lucy spacecraft will soon swoop past a small asteroid. It will be the second asteroid encounter for Lucy, launched in ...
NASA Tracking Building-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth
NASA is closely monitoring a building-sized asteroid as it makes its closest approach to Earth today, among a group of five ...
Why the meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes
Much of what scientists know about the early solar system comes from meteorites—ancient rocks that travel through space and survive a fiery plunge through Earth's atmosphere. Among meteorites, one ...
An asteroid nearly the size of Qutub Minar to pass by Earth today warns NASA: Should we be worried?
An Apollo-class asteroid, 2011 VG9, is approaching Earth at a staggering speed, set to pass on April 16th. While not ...
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New observations show the asteroid that won't hit Earth resembles a spinning hockey puck
The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck ...
Earth Is Safe From Menacing Asteroid—but Our Moon Might Take the Hit
New Webb Telescope data confirms that asteroid 2024 YR4 poses no threat to Earth during its 2032 flyby. As for the Moon, not so much.