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As scientists wait for the asteroid to reappear, its revised trajectory is now drawing attention to another possible target: ...
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NASA is collaborating with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on a space mission to launch a first-of-its-kind ...
Space officials estimate the rock is about 220 feet across, making it larger than the Leaning Tower of Pisa at 185 feet. 2025 ...
Any uncertainty in the calculation of the object’s orbit causes variations in the predicted solution. Instead of one precise ...
NASA reports a 95-foot asteroid, moving at over 11,000 mph, will pass Earth closely on July 31. Despite its size and proximity, it's not considered hazardous.
NASA is once again grappling with a leadership change as Makenzie Lystrup, the director of the Goddard Space Flight Center, ...
NASA experts explain why a passing asteroid isn't cause for concern, while revealing how often Earth encounters space rocks and preview what's coming in 2029.
This year, the alert system for defending the planet against incoming space rocks was activated for the first time. It won’t be the last ...
The US space agency confirmed that YS5 poses no threat to our planet – but at 120ft in diameter, similar in size to a ...
Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a ...