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China plans to crash a spacecraft into a distant asteroid
In 2022 its space agency, NASA, collided a semi-autonomous spacecraft (capable of self-steering as well as being remotely ...
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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The Debris From An Ancient Space Catastrophe Will Pelt Earth This Entire Week
Two meteor showers, both streams of debris from the same massive object that broke apart 20,000 years ago, are happening at ...
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 ...
‘God of chaos’ asteroid predicted to tumble, shed rocks during Earth flyby
According to new research, Apophis's brief interaction with Earth’s gravity could unleash tremors and landslides on the ...
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'God of chaos' asteroid may be transformed by tremors and landslides during 2029 flyby of Earth, study finds
When the 'God of chaos' asteroid Apophis makes an ultraclose flyby of Earth in 2029, our planet's gravity may trigger tremors ...
How Dangerous Is the “Doomsday” Asteroid Swarm?
New research indicates that the Taurid swarm contains fewer large asteroids than anticipated, suggesting a lower threat level ...
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Earth's second moon, a mini-moon, will drift away in a few days and never return
On September 29, 2024, Earth captured a tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon. It won't be around much longer.
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Small Asteroid Captured Hours Prior To Earth Impact
Small asteroid 2022 EB5 impacted Earth was discovered by Krisztián Sárneczky using the 0.60-m Schmidt telescope at Konkoly ...
NASA's Plot to Capture an Asteroid and Save Humanity Almost Failed.
The space agency defied incredible odds to get its asteroid-hunting OSIRIS-REx spacecraft off the ground. Since then, the ...
NASA Devised a Wild Plot to Capture an Asteroid and Save Humanity. It Almost Failed
That small streak of light represented the end of a NASA-led mission suffused with peril. Lauretta and his colleagues had spent nearly 20 years building a spacecraft designed to collect material from ...