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Hera asteroid mission takes stunning images of Mars’s moon Deimos
A mission to survey the results of a deliberate crash between an asteroid and a NASA spacecraft has taken stunning images of ...
Humanity isn’t asteroid-proof yet. But we’re getting closer.
Once the new measurements were taken and the math was done, the probability of YR4 hitting the Earth began to decline, ...
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7 facts about U. Hawaiʻi’s new asteroid mission
One exciting project currently happening is NASA’s Lucy mission, which is on a quest to learn more about asteroids orbiting near Jupiter known as Trojans. These asteroids are thought to be ancient ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 may hit the Moon, raising concerns for future lunar missions; here’s what NASA says
NASA's preparations for studying Asteroid 2024 YR4 NASA and ESA are gearing up for a close pass of asteroid 2024 YR4 in December 2032. The passage offers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to observe the ...
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Astronomers watching 'city-killer' asteroid to determine chance of striking Earth in 2032
Last week, Asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but the numbers go up and down every day ... Asteroids come close to striking the Earth frequently.
Eric Schmidt Joins Relativity Space, a Rocket Start-Up, as C.E.O.
The former Google chief executive is taking a controlling interest in Relativity Space, which aims to build low-cost, ...
NASA’s Lucy Captures First Images of Asteroid Donaldjohanson Ahead of Close Flyby
Lucy is preparing for a close encounter with the asteroid Donaldjohanson, a key milestone before its groundbreaking journey ...
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The asteroid Bennu is even weirder than we thought
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