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Europe's Hera asteroid probe heads for Mars after engine burn
The Hera mission is headed for the Didymos binary asteroid system. NASA's Double Asteroid Redirect Mission (DART) smashed ...
NASA Tracking Bus-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth at Over 29,000 mph
The asteroid, named 2024 VK3, will pass Earth at a distance of about 273,000 miles, just further than the moon's 238,900-mile ...
NASA Monitors As Bus-Sized Asteroid Approaches Earth Today
The asteroid, named 2024 VX3, will pass us at a distance of 92,100 miles, closer than the moon's 238,900-mile orbit.
Earth's mini moon could be a chunk of the big moon, scientists say
A mini moon that will bid farewell to Earth soon may in fact be a small hunk of the big moon — the one that has loomed far ...
Earth may have had a Saturn-like ring over 400 million years ago, scientists say
Earth may have had a ring made up of a broken asteroid over 400 million years ago, a study finds. The Saturn-like feature ...
School-Bus-Sized Asteroid to Whiz Past Earth Closer Than the Moon
A school-bus-sized asteroid will pass by Earth this Wednesday, November 13, 2024, coming closer than the moon.
Bus-Sized Asteroid to Pass Between Earth and Moon Next Week
"Asteroids and comets with a perihelion distance (closest to the Sun) less than 1.3 astronomical units (AU), or approximately ...
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An asteroid could be our doom. Should we worry? | GUEST COMMENTARY
A “killer asteroid,” large enough to decimate Baltimore and the surrounding areas, may be heading toward Earth at this very ...
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Earth’s second moon confirmed : Scientists discover new natural satellite orbiting our planet
Astronomers at the Complutense University of Madrid first spotted this intriguing event using a powerful telescope in ...
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Earth ring theory may shed light on an unexplained ancient climate event, scientists say
Since late September, an asteroid named 2024 PT5 has been traveling near Earth. The space rock is commonly referred to as a ...
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Spacecraft watches lonely Earth and moon fade into the distance
Earth is a profoundly isolated rock. The European Space Agency's Hera craft, en route to an asteroid, recently captured ...
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Hera asteroid probe 'waves goodbye' at Earth and moon from 2.3 million miles away (image)
DART's goal was to examine how well a planetary defense strategy in moving a threatening space rock away from Earth. Hera will examine the collision from a nearby vantage point, providing a different ...