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How NASA uses science data to protect Earth from asteroids

NASA and other global space scientists keep a close eye on asteroids known as near-Earth objects (NEOs). These are comets or asteroids that come within 120 million miles of the Sun — close enough to pass through Earth’s orbital zone.

Newsweek · 19d

NASA Tracking Plane-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth

The space rock is expected to zoom past our planet today at a speed of around 45,991 miles per hour, according to NASA.

Daily Wrap on MSN · 1d

NASA's Lucy probe captures asteroid snapshot

The Lucy probe has captured an image of the asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson. NASA has released photos of this object. "These early images of Donaldjohanson are again showing the tremendous capabilities of the Lucy spacecraft as an engine of discovery,

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NASA Tracking Bus-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth

2025 HU isn't the only asteroid approaching the Earth today. NASA is also tracking an airplane-sized space rock known as 2025 GD1, which is estimated to be about 86 feet across and will zip past the ...

Space.com on MSN8d

'Planetary defense is knowing what's out there and what could do harm to us.' Meet the scientist who helped build NASA's asteroid response plan

Lindley Johnson has been a pioneer in blueprinting warning and response scenarios to any potential impact of Earth by an ...

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The Asteroid That Was Predicted to Hit Earth: See It in a New Image

A few months ago, an asteroid created quite a buzz. At one point, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth, creating plenty of headlines about its potential impact. The threat is all ...

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NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is speeding toward another close encounter with an asteroid

NASA's Lucy spacecraft will soon swoop past a small asteroid. It will be the second asteroid encounter for Lucy, launched in ...

New York Post21d

‘City-killer’ asteroid now on crash course with the moon after Earth likely to dodge a direct hit

Asteroid 2024 YR4, first detected in December 2024 and believed to have a 3% chance of hitting the Earth in 2032, now has a near-zero chance of striking Earth, NASA wrote in an update ...

Discover Magazine20d

City-Killer Asteroid Won't Harm Earth, But It May Hit the Moon Instead

The asteroid currently has a 3.8 percent chance to hit the Moon ... needed to protect Earth from 2024 YR4, scientists have been interested in developing ways to detect hazardous asteroids and ...

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NASA says asteroid 2024 YR4 size of a 10-story building; increases chances of moon impact

Designated as near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4, both NASA observers and members of the worldwide planetary defense community felt at first that the object, said to be 174-220 feet in size, might ...

ABC News21d

NASA catches a glimpse of 'city-killer' asteroid before it disappears until 2028

MORE: There's a small chance an asteroid could hit Earth within the next decade, says NASA The asteroid currently has a 1.1% chance of striking Earth on Dec. 22, 2047, according to NASA.

U.S. News & World Report22d

NASA's Webb Telescope Captures Photos of the Asteroid That Won't Hit Earth in 2032

NASA's Webb Telescope Captures Photos of the Asteroid That Won't Hit Earth in 2032 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Webb Space Telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a ...

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