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As scientists wait for the asteroid to reappear, its revised trajectory is now drawing attention to another possible target: ...
The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars ...
NASA has confirmed the asteroid is on a set path. It measures about 130 feet in total width. It will fly past Earth on August ...
This includes the data on the asteroid boulders themselves. This new study suggests the importance of considering all of these variables when planning future asteroid deflection missions.
While asteroids have diverse resources, including some not found on the moon, space rocks alone may not be able to support a robust space mining industry.
When scientists spot an asteroid whose trajectory might take it close to Earth, they monitor it frequently and calculate the probability that it might collide with our planet.
In the almost three years since NASA proved that it could successfully deflect an asteroid, we’ve learned a lot about these space rocks. The September 2022 collision of a spacecraft into the ...
Here's a look at what's going on in the space stock sector.
NASA is monitoring a plane-sized asteroid zooming past the Earth on Thursday at around 13,600 miles per hour. The space rock known as "2022 YS5" made its closest approach at around 4.15 million miles ...
Space & Spaceflight Deflecting a Killer Asteroid Is More Complicated Than NASA Thought Scientists still have much to learn about the potentially life-saving "kinetic impactor technique." ...