Webb telescope has a new mission: surveillance of a threatening asteroid
The Webb telescope is well-suited to identify asteroid 2024 YR4's size. Webb views a type of light we can't see with the ...
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How NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission may help us understand the origins of life on Earth
The origins of life on our planet remains one of science’s great mysteries. Now, a NASA mission that brought a piece of an ...
What we know about possible Nasa mission to ‘deflect’ asteroid heading for Earth
By April this year, scientists will start to decide whether to send a mission to intercept an asteroid that may hit Earth in ...
NASA's terrifying protocol if asteroid was heading towards Earth as 'exact locations' of potential 2032 collision revealed
The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System in Chile, dubbed ATLAS, came across the space rock while observing the ...
2024 YR4: Odds Of Football Field-Sized Asteroid Hitting Earth Just Went Up
Astronomers have upped the odds of an asteroid called 2024 YR4 striking Earth, albeit in 2032, but warn that it will most ...
Inside Nasa's fight to save Earth from colossal asteroid - doomed date to deflection mission
A recently-discovered asteroid, which is estimated to be between 130ft and 330ft in diameter, could strike Planet Earth in ...
An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, NASA says. Here's what to know about the potential "city killer."
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...
China Recruiting For Planetary Defence Force Amid Asteroid Collision Fears
The recruitment ad posted on Chinese social media platforms invited applications from recent graduates aged under 35.
NASA’s New Asteroid Hunter Takes a Big Step Toward Protecting Earth
NASA’s NEO Surveyor has passed its critical design review, clearing the way for construction and testing. This infrared ...
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City-Killer Asteroid Could Hit Earth in 2032—Are We Ready?
Scientists warn that asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3% chance of striking Earth in 2032—a small but serious risk. Nicknamed a "city killer," this space rock could cause massive destruction if it hits. NASA ...
The dramatic warning to NASA about the asteroid heading for Earth: "We don't have much time to deflect it"
The constant danger to our planet is the impact of meteorites on its surface. Every day these space rocks pass through our ...