Earth 1, asteroids 0: The next generation of planetary defense takes shape at JPL
Surveyor is a $1.4-billion infrared telescope with a single mission: to hunt asteroids and comets that could pose a danger to Earth. Astronomers have already identified roughly 2,500 asteroids larger ...
‘City-killer’ asteroid won’t hit Earth in 2032, but don’t worry— another threat ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth in December 2032, but that doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods forever. Researchers warn ...
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Woo! Science: Asteroids, satellites and a sneaky solar eclipse are what's 'up'
A case in point: a European Space Agency satellite, known as ERS-2, launched in 1995 and inactive since 2011, tumbled through ...
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NASA is 'asteroid hunting' to protect the Earth
Around 66 million years ago an asteroid hurtled towards Earth and smashed into the planet, setting off a chain of events that ...