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SpaceX rocket snaps amazing views of Earth during Hera asteroid probe launch (photos)
The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket captured amazing images of Earth Monday (Oct. 7) during the launch of Europa's ...
Near-Earth asteroid data help probe possible fifth force in universe
In 2023, the NASA OSIRIS-REx mission returned a sample of dust and rocks collected on the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. In ...
A spacecraft is on its way to a harmless asteroid slammed by NASA in a previous save-the-Earth test
The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft rocketed away on a two-year journey to the small, harmless asteroid rammed by ...
"Mini Moon" asteroid begins temporary orbit around earth
An asteroid the size of a bus that is being dubbed a "mini-moon" has begun orbiting earth. Brian Hackney reports.
The Dino-Killing Asteroid May Have Actually Been a One-Two Punch
The end of non-avian dinosaur’s time on Earth is often depicted as one big, knockout blow delivered by the cataclysmic ...
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Near-Earth asteroid data: Probing possible fifth force of the universe
Near-Earth asteroids are closely monitored due to their implications for planetary defense. The team utilized ground-based ...
A Year With Bennu: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Reveals Intriguing Clues to Origin of Life on Earth
A year after receiving the largest asteroid sample via NASA's OSIRIS-REx, significant findings about early life and the solar ...
European spacecraft launches to a harmless asteroid that NASA deliberately crashed into in previous save-the-Earth test
European spacecraft launches to a harmless asteroid that NASA deliberately crashed into in previous save-the-Earth test ...
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Is Earth destined for another extinction-level asteroid event? | The Excerpt
It's called Apophis. The asteroid has a tiny chance of hitting Earth on Friday the 13th in April of 2029. That chance depends on it being hit by another asteroid or some other object in space at ...
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Speculated ‘doomsday’ asteroid swarm less likely to impact Earth, study finds
We took advantage of a rare opportunity when this swarm of asteroids passed closer to Earth, allowing us to more efficiently ...
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Radar images capture snowman-shaped object tumbling past Earth
The universe appears to have sent us an early Christmas present: the large asteroid that tumbled safely past Earth last week was, in fact, two asteroids melded into one object that resembles a ...