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1st-ever orbital rocket launch from European soil falls to Earth and explodes seconds into flight
Germany-based Isar Aerospace attempted to launch the first orbital rocket from European soil on Sunday morning (March 30).
Hunt for 25,000 hidden asteroids as scientist reveals how we’d stop a dangerous city-killer rock hurtling towards Earth
NASA is about to begin a massive hunt for hidden asteroids, and may uncover city-destroying space rocks we’ve missed.
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This Pair of 1998 Disaster Films Told Nearly Identical Stories -- But One Was Much More Realistic
Deep Impact and Armageddon share a similar plot, but while Armageddon favored action, Deep Impact remains one of the most ...
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Astronomers Investigate Whether Dying Star's Blast of Deadly Gamma Radiation Will Hit Earth
For over a decade, a star system on the verge of unleashing a deadly gamma ray burst appeared to have its guns trained on ...
NASA’s $1.4 billion asteroid tracker to hunt ‘city-killer’ space rocks to save Earth from apocalypse
NASA's $1.4 billion NEO Surveyor space telescope is designed to spot and track potentially hazardous asteroids, offering ...
Earth 1, asteroids 0: The next generation of planetary defense takes shape at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
The NEO Surveyor fulfills a 2005 act of Congress ordering NASA to catalog 90% of near-Earth objects larger than 459 feet (140 ...
‘City-killer’ asteroid won’t hit Earth in 2032, but don’t worry— another threat is looming
Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth in December 2032, but that doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods forever. Researchers warn ...
NASA warns 'potentially hazardous' asteroid the size of Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza will make its closest approach to Earth for more than 100 YEARS tomorrow
TN17 is estimated to be around 540 feet in diameter, which is greater than the height of the Pyramid of Giza in Egypt (449 ...
Asteroid 2024 YR may not hit Earth in 2032, but it—and others—will keep coming back
In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation ...
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Meteorites and asteroids tracked back to their place of origin in the solar system
Meteorites are rocks from space that survive their fiery descent through Earth's atmosphere and reach the ground. More than ...