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Astronomers discover skyscraper-size asteroid hidden in sun's glare — and it's moving at a near-record pace
The newly discovered "twilight" asteroid, 2025 SC79, was obscured by the sun's glare until an astronomer pointed the Dark ...
In the distant past, the solar system was rife with impacts and collisions. Millions of rocky objects zoomed chaotically ...
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Asteroid Apophis: Animation Shows Asteroid's Nail-Biting Close Approach To Earth In 2029
In April 2029, Apophis is predicted by NASA to come within 32,000 kilometers (20,000 miles) of the Earth's surface. Closer ...
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$20 million NASA mission to visit 'God of Chaos' asteroid saved from budget cuts in last-minute decision
NASA's OSIRIS-APEX mission, which was one of 19 designated to be canceled by the Trump administration, has been saved from ...
There are many programs that detect near-Earth asteroids as part of countries' planetary defense strategies. In the case of ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a chance of hitting the moon. To save it from collision, scientists are considering launching a nuclear ...
On Sept. 26, 2022, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test craft smashed into its target, the hazardous asteroid Dimorphos, ...
A paper from several NASA scientists and other researchers explores whether an asteroid with a 4% chance of hitting the moon in 2032 should be deflected or blown up.
NASA could uncover a 4.3 billion year old secret in their upcoming 2027 trip to the Moon as part of the first manned missions ...
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