Apophis: A new European space mission could get up close with a large asteroid that's set to brush by Earth
The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942) Apophis. If approved at a key meeting next year, the robotic spacecraft, known as the ...
Asteroid Apophis Will Endure Quakes and Surface Shifts During 2029 Earth Flyby
A new study posits that our planet's gravity will cause seismic activity on Apophis when it makes its close approach in 2029.
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Bus-Size Asteroid Flew Closer Than The Moon - Watch The Orbit Animation
Asteroid 2024 DW flew about 139,000 miles (224,000 km) away from Earth. The space rock was estimated to be about 43 feet wide ...
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NASA's 15-year-old NEOWISE asteroid hunter meets fiery doom by burning up in Earth's atmosphere
NASA's venerable asteroid-hunting spacecraft is no more. The NEOWISE spacecraft from NASA, which surveyed 3,000 near-Earth objects such as asteroids in its lifetime, burned up in the atmosphere as ...
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Like 22 atomic bombs: The asteroid that will hit the Earth is called Bennu
Researchers have determined the precise date when an asteroid could potentially impact Earth, carrying with it a power equivalent to that of 22 atomic bombs. This celestial object, named Bennu, ...
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Timed Teaser: When might the asteroid hit Earth?
Test your news knowledge against the clock. Can you outscore your friends? If you cannot see the quiz, follow this link. Want more of the same? Try last week's teaser, or take Friday's quiz of the ...