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Measuring about 1,200 feet wide, 2005 VO5 belongs to the Aten group. These asteroids have orbits that frequently cross ...
A large asteroid will pass close to Earth in July 2025. NASA and ISRO are closely monitoring its trajectory. The asteroid, ...
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's name has been changed to OSIRIS-APEX for its new mission to asteroid Apophis. See its journey to ...
NASA is closely monitoring asteroid 2005 VO5, a giant, stadium-sized object set to whizz past Earth at high speed on July 11.
Astronomers estimate that an asteroid this large comes this close to Earth only about once every 7,500 years. It also appears ...
One proposed way of examining if such a force could exist is by closely monitoring asteroid trajectories, and few near-Earth ...
But Not Too Close NASA has confirmed the approach of asteroid 2019 NW5. The space rock is expected to fly past Earth on 9 ...
Predicting the precise path of a new asteroid or comet is a complex affair; the more observations you have, the better you ...
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution in December 2016, declaring June 30 International Asteroid Day.
Measuring approximately 120 feet in width, the asteroid will fly by at a velocity of 31,204 km/h, maintaining a safe distance ...
The aerospace agency’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) audited the Planetary Defense plan and on Tuesday published the ...