NASA watches a peanut-shaped asteroid drift past Earth
Peanuts! Get your peanuts here! The solar system has been passing out peanuts lately in the form of two different oddly shaped asteroids that recently passed by Earth, and both look like over-sized ...
Time-Lapse Orbit Animation Of OSIRIS-APEX's Epic Journey To Asteroid Apophis
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's name has been changed to OSIRIS-APEX for its new mission to asteroid Apophis. See its journey to ...
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A stadium-sized asteroid will skim past Earth this week
A comet flying by Earth. Image source: Tryfonov/Adobe This asteroid passing Earth isn’t the only cosmic event we’ll be ...
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NASA issues alert for fast-moving, stadium-sized asteroid approaching Earth tonight
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has issued a warning for a monstrous asteroid that is expected to rocket past Earth on Tuesday evening. Dubbed 2024 ON, the celestial space rock measures 950 ...
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Asteroid debris from NASA crash could bring a ‘beautiful, luminous’ light show over Earth
Asteroid debris from a moonlet that was partially exploded by a NASA spacecraft could soar across the skies of Earth and create a stunning light show. Rocket scientist Dr. Eloy Peña-Asensio, from ...
'God of Chaos': The most hazardous asteroid that could hit Earth | New study reveals shocking possibility
A huge asteroid, nicknamed the 'God of Chaos,' is set to fly past Earth closer than some satellites do, leading scientists to ...
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Asteroid Apophis has the tiniest chance of hitting earth in 2029 – on a Friday the 13th
In a bit of ominous news befitting a Friday the 13th: It turns out that the asteroid Apophis could have a very small chance of colliding into Earth in five years, when it is expected to make a ...
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'God of Chaos' asteroid could knock Earth out of solar system - on an ominous date
An enormous "God of Chaos" asteroid could be set to strike Earth - but many social media users are more concerned with the terrifying date. The gigantic asteroid, also known as 99942 Apophis ...
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'God of Chaos' asteroid could hit Earth on fateful Friday 13th date - but there's a catch
The "God of Chaos" asteroid may indeed be on a collision course with our planet, according to a chilling update to previous predictions that brushed off the risk - but it's still really ...
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Moment asteroid hits Earth's atmosphere like a ball of fire
and I saw no asteroid. Just bats.' However, other users started posting pictures and videos of the asteroid within 20 minutes of it entering the atmosphere. Videos came surging in on X as the ...
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Asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago came from beyond Jupiter, study finds - so, could another 'planet killer' space rock hurtle our way soon?
It is well known that the reign of the dinosaurs came to an end when a giant asteroid smashed into Earth 66 million years ago. But until now, the origin of this space rock has remained unclear.
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Space mining startup AstroForge aims to launch historic asteroid-landing mission in 2025
The California company also just raised $40 million from investors. Asteroid-mining startup AstroForge plans to make history next year. The California company announced Tuesday (Aug. 20 ...