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A giant asteroid is heading toward Earth in 2029, but space junk could complicate its historic flyby
Asteroid 99942 Apophis will pass within 20,000 miles of Earth on April 13, 2029, offering scientists a rare opportunity to ...
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Hidden cracks inside Bennu’s boulders explain why the asteroid sheds heat so fast, NASA scientists found
Asteroid Bennu’s boulders are laced with hidden cracks, and those cracks explain why the asteroid sheds heat so quickly, ...
On Sept. 28, the spacecraft began to use its propulsion system nearly continuously, pausing just once each week to check in ...
In September 2022, a NASA spacecraft violently smashed into a tiny asteroid as a test of planetary defense. Now, a new probe ...
What would happen if an asteroid struck the Earth? We spoke with a NASA planetary scientist who is working to find out.
NASA’s Lucy mission is now less than a year from reaching the Trojan asteroids near Jupiter. And it has already made some ...
Asteroid Bennu has puzzled scientists for years. Its surface is covered with massive boulders, a landscape that should, in ...
NASA scientists have finally uncovered why asteroid Bennu loses heat so quickly despite being covered in massive boulders. Samples returned to Earth reveal that its rocks are filled with hidden cracks ...
A decades-long mystery beneath the North Sea has finally been solved. Scientists have confirmed that the Silverpit Crater, ...
The trick is to watch the light. Most asteroids are lumpy and irregular, so the amount of sunlight they reflect changes as ...
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Scientists examine how nuclear device could be used to deflect asteroid threatening Earth
Researchers in the United States are developing three-dimensional simulations to examine how a nuclear ...
As Earth wanders through space, there are many dangers lurking in the form of asteroids. Scientists are already keeping a ...
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