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SpaceX rocket snaps amazing views of Earth during Hera asteroid probe launch (photos)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket snapped a pretty special in-space selfie on Monday (Oct. 7). The shot, captured during the launch of ...
A spacecraft is on its way to a harmless asteroid slammed by NASA in a previous save-the-Earth test
The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft rocketed away on a two-year journey to the small, harmless asteroid rammed by ...
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Near-Earth asteroid data: Probing possible fifth force of the universe
Near-Earth asteroids are closely monitored due to their implications for planetary defense. The team utilized ground-based ...
"Mini Moon" asteroid begins temporary orbit around earth
An asteroid the size of a bus that is being dubbed a "mini-moon" has begun orbiting earth. Brian Hackney reports.
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Spacecraft Dispatched to Asteroid That NASA Slammed in Previous Save-the-Earth Test
The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft has embarked on a two-year mission to study a small asteroid previously impacted ...
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OSIRIS-REx Returning Asteroid Bennu Samples To Earth
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission to return samples of Asteroid Bennu to Earth. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ...
NASA Alert! 87-Feet Airplane-Sized Asteroid Called 2024 TR2 To Fly By Earth Tomorrow: Check Speed, Distance
NASA has issued an alert for asteroid 2024 TR2, an 87-foot space rock set to fly by Earth tomorrow at a distance of 5.1 ...
European spacecraft launches to a harmless asteroid that NASA deliberately crashed into in previous save-the-Earth test
European spacecraft launches to a harmless asteroid that NASA deliberately crashed into in previous save-the-Earth test ...
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Speculated ‘doomsday’ asteroid swarm less likely to impact Earth, study finds
Researchers from the University of Maryland used the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) telescope to study the Taurid swarm.
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Hera mission headed to asteroid as part of planetary defense test to launch Monday
the DART spacecraft traveled approximately 6,835,000 miles from Earth to a near-Earth asteroid system — which consists of the asteroid Didymos and its orbiting moonlet known as Dimorphos. The goal: ...