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Europe wants to land a tiny spacecraft on the infamous asteroid Apophis in 2029
The 1,100-foot-wide (340 meters) Apophis, also known as asteroid 99942, is set to make a very close, but safe, flyby of Earth on April 13, 2029. The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing its Ramses ...
Meet the NASA scientist tasked with identifying asteroids on a collision course with Earth
NASA officer Dr Kelly Fast is responsible for identifying and tracking asteroids, and figuring out if any of these rocky ...
NASA alert! Asteroid size of 25-storey building approaching Earth at a speed of...on THIS date, check details
A gigantic asteroid, the size of a 25-storey building is fastly approaching the earth and it has already reached very close ...
Venus Hiding Dangerous Asteroids, Including One That Could Be a 'City-Killer' If it Impacts Earth: Study
Experts say Venus is hiding some asteroids that could potentially be deadly should they impact Earth. Venus currently has at ...
Summer solstice, Asteroid Day among biggest space events in June
Summer is almost underway across the Northern Hemisphere, and with it comes the warmest weather and some of the most ...
What are near-Earth asteroids made of? Researchers are about to find out
In the vast expanse of space, an estimated 1 million near-Earth objects (NEOs), also known as near-Earth asteroids, are ...
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OSIRIS-REx Bringing Asteroid Samples To Earth - NASA Explains
NASA Planetary Scientist Noah Petro dishes on what it took plan the impressive touch-and-go return mission, why much of the ...
3 city-killing asteroids could strike Earth within weeks — generating a million times more energy than Hiroshima atomic bomb
International researchers warn that the planet Venus is concealing at least three city-killer asteroids that could strike ...