NASA warns of two giant asteroids coming very close to Earth today; are they going to collide with our planet?
NASA is tracking two asteroids, 2021 TK11 and 2024 TH3, set to pass near Earth on 14 October 2024. Although these space rocks ...
Knowridge4h
Scientists use asteroid data to investigate possible fifth force in the universe
In 2023, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned a sample of dust and rocks from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. This remarkable ...
NASA Alert! One 170-foot asteroid, accompanied by two smaller ones speeding towards Earth
NASA, along with other space agencies, has developed an advanced network of telescopes and computational systems to identify ...
studyfinds2d
Earth unlikely to be destroyed by doomsday asteroid swarms, study explains
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The end of the world won’t come from a swarm of deadly asteroid strikes, a new study explains.
Asteroid Apophis' path near Earth in 2029 offers rare lessons in defending planet
Apophis will travel closer to us than any similarly sized astronomical object in recorded history, scientists said. It will ...
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 ...
Animation Shows How A 10 Meter Asteroid Passes Earth Closer Than The Moon In Orbit
Asteroid 2023 JF flew about 199,000 miles (320,000 km) away from Earth. It's estimated size is about 34 feet wide (10 meters) ...
El Paso Inc6h
Asteroid mission blasts off
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Monday, Oct. 7, at Cape Canaveral, Fla., ...
Earth's new mini-moon belongs to a group of promising targets for future asteroid miners trying to send humans on deep-space missions
Asteroids are ripe for mining. Some contain gold or platinum. Others could help make rocket fuel. When they're mini-moons, ...
"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.
New York Sun4d
Spacecraft Dispatched to Asteroid That NASA Slammed in Previous Save-the-Earth Test
The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft has embarked on a two-year mission to study a small asteroid previously impacted ...