‘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 ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer threatens to hit Earth, but we can still hit it — for science!
If we wanted to perform a repeat of NASA's DART mission ... A launch in December 2028 could bring a spacecraft to the ...
Spinning through space: The astronomers watching the skies for asteroids
"Scientifically there's a huge amount we can learn from asteroids," says Alan Fitzsimmons, an astronomer at Queens University Belfast and a member of one of Nasa's sky surveys that searches and tracks ...
Firefly’s picture-perfect Moon landing shows the way for lunar exploration
The lunar lander, called Blue Ghost, settled onto the Moon's surface at 2:34 am CST (3:34 am EST; 08:34 UTC). A few dozen ...
In the Pinball World of Asteroids, a Mudball Meteorite Avoided Collisions
In April 2019, rare primitive meteorites fell near the town of Aguas Zarcas in northern Costa Rica. In an article published ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer threatens to hit Earth, but we can still hit it — for science!
If we wanted to perform a repeat of NASA's DART mission ... bring a spacecraft to the asteroid with enough fuel left over to rendezvous with it and attempt a landing, the research team said.
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‘City-killer’ asteroid won’t hit Earth in 2032, but don’t worry— another threat is looming
Eyes on Asteroids/NASA / SWNS On February 19, asteroid YR4 — which measures ... dismissed with the last reported odds of a lunar crash landing hovering around 1.8%. Perhaps more frightening ...
10 space missions to look forward to in 2025 from space hotels to Gaganyaan
Space exploration is set to see significant advancements in 2025 with major missions including India's Gaganyaan, NASA's ...
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Sunset on the moon seen in spectacular images taken by Blue Ghost lander
It was the first successful commercial moon landing ... the near side of the moon formed by an asteroid impact. The payloads were delivered as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services ...