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NASA warns! 1200- foot asteroid 2005 VO5 to pass Earth today - know its speed, distance, and potential risk
A large asteroid will pass close to Earth in July 2025. NASA and ISRO are closely monitoring its trajectory. The asteroid, ...
Will YR4 hit the moon? We won't know until 2028
Predicting the precise path of a new asteroid or comet is a complex affair; the more observations you have, the better you ...
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One of the rarest space events ever will soon be visible from Earth
We’ve enjoyed a number of celestial spectacles in recent years – from total solar eclipses to stunning auroras – and yet, soon Earth will witness the space event to trump them all. In the next five ...
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NASA Programs in Budget Crosshairs: What’s Thriving and What’s Struggling?
White House takes aim at several projects failing to meet cost and schedule estimates—and several more that aren’t.
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Could asteroid mining actually work? Maybe if we start with impact sites on the moon
"Can humanity enjoy the benefits of both asteroid and lunar mining without compromise, or do we have to choose one at the ...
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NASA's asteroid-crash Earth defense tactic has a complication — DART ejected large boulders into space
When NASA's DART mission crashed into the asteroid Dimorphos, the first stage of the impact saw the spacecraft's solar panels ...
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Massive asteroid, nearly size of stadium, to fly by tomorrow
NASA is closely monitoring asteroid 2005 VO5, a giant, stadium-sized object set to whizz past Earth at high speed on July 11.
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Tucson astronomer: Media pushes fear in asteroid reporting
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 0.0017% chance of hitting Earth, but media reports too often ignore the unlikelihood of impact in reports of near-Earth asteroids, a Tucson astronomer says.