‘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 ...
Woo! Science: Asteroids, satellites and a sneaky solar eclipse are what's 'up'
A case in point: a European Space Agency satellite, known as ERS-2, launched in 1995 and inactive since 2011, tumbled through ...
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A Near-Miss with a City-Killer Asteroid Highlights Gaps in Earth’s Defenses
The threat from near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 may have subsided, but discoveries of other hazardous space rocks are set to ...
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Europe’s Hera spacecraft aces self-driving test at Mars before asteroid mission
Hera spacecraft successfully tested its autonomous surface feature tracking system during a high-speed flyby of Mars, marking ...
NASA Tracking Bus-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth
NASA is monitoring a bus-sized asteroid as it makes its closest approach to Earth today, among a group of five space rocks ...
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Asteroid Mining Gives Companies Hope in the Search for Rare Metals
It may be possible, though, to someday launch asteroid mining missions from Mars' orbit, as suggested by a 2022 study in ...
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NASA to launch asteroid hunting spacecraft in 2027
the space agency is gearing up for another project: a spacecraft targeting asteroids. A NewsNation exclusive reveals NASA’s high-tech plan to save Earth if an asteroid ever comes barreling ...
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Asteroid Mining Startup Loses Its Spacecraft Somewhere Beyond the Moon
After Odin separated from the rocket, the company’s primary ground station in Australia ... company’s target near-Earth asteroid and dock with the body in space. The Vestri spacecraft will ...
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Are we on the verge of mining metals from the asteroids above Earth?
Asteroid mining firms say mining for minerals ... bag" tech for the collection of orbital debris on the International Space Station later this year. "Now we have a vibrant private space business ...
NASA Tracking Airplane-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth
Asteroids of this size regularly pass through the Earth's neighborhood, often unnoticed, unless they are actively tracked by ...