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 ...
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.
NASA’s Webb Telescope To Study Asteroid 2024 YR4 As Impact Risk Rises
NASA will use the James Webb Space Telescope to gather crucial data on the size of asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small ...
Astronomers briefly thought Elon Musk’s car was an asteroid. Here’s why that points to a broader problem
Astronomers mistook a car SpaceX blasted into space years ago as an asteroid. The brief mix-up highlights the sometimes ...
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How the Apollo Spacecraft works: Part 1
The only spacecraft to have delivered astronauts to the moon. In this video, we focus on the Saturn V rocket that launched ...
How an ancient asteroid strike carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved ...
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NASA alert! 15-story building-sized asteroid to pass Earth today at 60,000 KMPH | Check time and distance
This asteroid, with a width of 150 feet, belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids and will be traveling at an impressive ...
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School bus-sized asteroid found to be fragment of the Moon
The asteroid's reflectance spectrum matches the characteristics of lunar rocks collected during the Luna 24, Apollo 14, and Apollo 17 missions. Oscar Fuentes-Muñoz, co-author of the study ...
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Astronomers briefly thought Elon Musk’s car was an asteroid. Here’s why that points to a broader problem
A piece of the Apollo 12 mission’s Saturn V rocket ... Still, mistaking a spacecraft or human-made object for an asteroid is troublesome for the Minor Planet Center, which is tasked only ...