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Detecting and tracking near-Earth objects
Countless celestial objects traverse the cosmos, each with its own unique characteristics and potential impact, literally, on Earth. Among ...
Has an asteroid ever hit Earth? List of collisions as NASA doubles chance of strike in 2032
Scientists recently doubled the chances that Asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit Earth in 2032. While earlier estimates said the ...
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Newfound Asteroid May Hit Earth in 2032, Scientists Say
The possibility of the asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting our planet might not be ruled out until 2028, raising the prospect we’ll ...
Donald Trump and Elon Musk work to shut down US humanitarian aid agency
Elon Musk and President Donald Trump attend a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show.
How an asteroid could wipe out life on Earth – and what we’re doing about it
Scientists – led by experts from Nasa – have spent more than 10 years working out how to prevent a devastating asteroid ...
Astronomers have spied an asteroid that may be heading for Earth: What we know so far
The most famous impact came some 66 million years ago ... In just the past few years, we have discovered 11 asteroids before ...
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Asteroid the size of Dublin's famous Spire triggers global planetary defence response
A 100 metre wide asteroid is heading towards Earth and has triggered a response from a global defence group after it was ...
What Happens If Asteroid Bennu Crashes into Earth? Scientists Reveal the Deadly Truth
Bennu, which comes closest to Earth every six years at a distance of 299,000 km, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with ...
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9 stunning images of asteroids by NASA
Vesta is the second most massive body in the main asteroid belt, accounting for almost 9% of the total mass of all asteroids. Eros is famous as the first asteroid to be orbited by a spacecraft, and ...
How space missions make discoveries on the way to their main destinations
To get somewhere in outer space, you can’t exactly drive in a straight line. Orbits are tricky things, and sending a probe to ...
Astronomers spot asteroid that may be heading for the earth
On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from Earth. Follow up observations have revealed that the asteroid, 2024 YR4, is ...