‘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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ESA selects Tyvak for Ramses Mission CubeSat involving asteroid flyby
The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Tyvak to build the first CubeSat for the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety ...
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'Potentially hazardous' pyramid-size asteroid will make its closest flyby of Earth for more than 100 years this Wednesday
The hefty space rock 2014 TN17 is large enough to wipe out a city, but it will pose no risk to our planet when it sails by ...
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‘Gravity tractor’ could be deployed to nudge asteroids away from Earth, says European Space Agency
Hollywood films would have us believe the best way to deal with an Earth-threatening asteroid is to blast it out of orbit. But the European Space Agency (ESA) is looking at a far subtler approach to ...
European Space Agency spacecraft to steer asteroids away from Earth
Agency looking at ways to use planet-threatening rocks’ tiny gravitational fields to slightly alter their trajectories ...
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Asteroid probe snaps rare images of Martian moon
The ESA is developing a second planetary defence mission to observe the 350-metre-wide asteroid Apophis, which will fly just 32,000km from Earth on April 13, 2029. If approved by the ESA’s ...
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Acoustic Sensors Detect Spacecraft's Sample Return Capsule Plummeting Into Earth's Atmosphere
While the team works on this, NASA's OSIRIS-REx has been renamed OSIRIS-APEX, and will attempt to get up close to asteroid 99942 Apophis following a close encounter by the asteroid with Earth in 2029.
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Emporia State's Planetarium Explores Asteroid Threat, previews March show
Emporia State University's Peterson Planetarium is all about asteroids in March, with a focus on one asteroid in particular. A large asteroid is hurtling through space with the planet Earth in ...
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Incredibly rare astronomical events you can see in your lifetime – including ‘meteor storm’ and extra-long solar eclipse
The 99942 Apophis asteroid will brush past Earth at a safe but close distance of only 31,000 kilometers (19,600 miles) on the 13th of April, 2029. The flyby, which will bring the giant space rock ...
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An Asteroid (Probably) Isn’t Hitting Earth Any Time Soon
A few weeks ago, Asteroid 2024 YR4 made headlines for being ... object since the scale was put in place was a 4, which went to Apophis in 2004. Apophis was actually deemed less likely to hit ...