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 ...
ESA's Hera spacecraft to probe asteroid deflected by defence test
Europe's Hera probe is tentatively scheduled to launch Monday on a mission to inspect the damage a NASA spacecraft made when ...
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Belfast astronomer to take part in ESA asteroid mission
Prof Alan Fitzsimons is an astronomer from Queen’s University Belfast and has been assisting with the asteroid mission for ...
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What Is The Difference Between Asteroids, Meteors, Meteoroids, And Meteorites?
While we are fascinated (sometimes alarmed) by space rocks hurtling towards Earth, we often fail to distinguish between asteroids, meteoroids, and meteors. Here's a rundown of their differences.
Hera spacecraft to probe asteroid deflected by defence test
Europe's Hera probe is tentatively scheduled to launch Monday on a mission to inspect the damage a NASA spacecraft made when ...
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James Webb Telescope Spots Bizarre Object That's Spewing Out Jets of Gases
The gas-spewing body spotted by the James Webb is a type of object known as a centaur that is somewhere between a comet and ...
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How to see October's 'comet of the century' in Indiana before it disappears
Scientists a month later at the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS ... which lies far beyond Pluto. NASA describes the Oort Cloud as giant spherical shell of icy space debris that ...
Is Earth destined for another extinction-level asteroid event? | The Excerpt
Robin George Andrews, author of "How to Kill an Asteroid," joins The Excerpt to discuss how scientists are working to ...
The ESA’s Hera mission takes flight toward the asteroid deflected by NASA’s DART probe two years ago
In 2022, a probe was sent crashing into an asteroid as part of a “planetary defence” test. This Monday, the second part of ...
The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs was not alone
The huge asteroid that hit Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago was not alone, scientists have confirmed. A ...
NASA alert! Two aeroplane sized asteroids to pass by Earth today; know about them here
NASA has alerted about two asteroids, 2024 SD3 and 2024 SR4, set to pass by Earth today without posing any danger. Measuring ...
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NASA Alert! Two Giant Asteroids Speeding Towards Earth – Could They Pose a Threat?
NASA has classified both these asteroids as near-Earth objects (NEOs). The US space agency closely monitors to confirm they ...