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European Space Agency Launches Their Hera Spacecraft To Investigate The Wreckage Of An Intentional NASA Asteroid Crash
Once that initial part of the mission is complete, Hera will deploy two small cubesats, which are named Juventas and Milani, ...
Do You Need to Worry About an Asteroid Hitting Earth?
That’s the day an asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 may strike our planet. Cosmic bookmakers don’t make an impact terribly likely. According to NASA, the odds of a collision are just 2.3%. But that nearly ...
NASA’s asteroid mission to Apophis: Key for Earth’s defense
REx mission has an historic opportunity to closely observe the asteroid Apophis and improve our ability to defend against ...
Asteroid Ryugu samples suggest presence of salty water in outer solar system
Asteroids that orbit close to the Earth inevitably cause us some anxiety due to the even remote possibility of a collision.
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Nasa reveals all the countries that could be hit by asteroid in 2032
Nasa has revealed a list of possible countries that could be hit by an asteroid in 2032. The asteroid named 2024 YR4, which is believed to be around the size of Big Ben, currently has a one-in-43 (2.3 ...
Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track
Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes ...