Remember that asteroid that isn't going to hit Earth? We could send a mission to explore it
YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...
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‘City Killer’ Asteroid’s Earth Impact Risk Rises and Falls Again
The asteroid’s impact probability will continue to evolve—likely diminishing to zero—but 2024 YR4 will officially remain an object of concern so long as its estimated chance of striking Earth remains ...
NASA’s Lucy Captures First Images of Asteroid Donaldjohanson Ahead of Close Flyby
Lucy is preparing for a close encounter with the asteroid Donaldjohanson, a key milestone before its groundbreaking journey ...
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Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth fluctuate as Webb telescope is tasked with studying potential "city-killer"
which is a fairly rare distinction meant to represent "a close encounter" that warrants public and scientific attention. "An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years ...
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Opinion: NASA’s asteroid mission to Apophis: Key for Earth’s defense
We won’t learn as much and will be less prepared for future asteroid encounters. There are a bevy ... This would allow us to map Apophis in its pristine state, before Earth’s gravity ...
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NASA scientist reveals all the countries that could be hit by 2032 asteroid
An enormous asteroid - measuring some 90 meters wide ... grave and kill himself after raping 6-year-old daughter Nuclear map predicts where 75% would die in WW3 attack as Chernobyl is bombed ...
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NASA’s asteroid mission to Apophis: Key for Earth’s defense
We won’t learn as much and will be less prepared for future asteroid encounters. There are a bevy ... This would allow us to map Apophis in its pristine state, before Earth’s gravity ...