Asteroid probe snaps rare pics of Martian moon
On the way to investigate the scene of a historic asteroid collision, a European spacecraft swung by Mars and captured rare ...
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Next month NASA's Lucy probe will visit an asteroid that's been waiting 150 million years to say hello
"These relics are effectively fossils of the planet formation process, holding vital clues to deciphering the history of our solar system." ...
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This asteroid may hit Earth in 2032. Don't panic—scientists have a plan.
If the object doesn’t pose an immediate impact risk, and it’s a real asteroid, NASA’s Sentry program ... is that it only gives a range of sizes. A larger asteroid with a dark, coal-like surface ...
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NASA photos show huge Empire State Building-sized asteroid that buzzed past Earth
As such, it poses no real threat to humanity for years and years to come. 2011 AG5 as it floats through space. The asteroid is more elongated than any other asteroid NASA has observed. Image ...
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This asteroid might not hit Earth in 2032 after all—here’s how we know
If the object doesn’t pose an immediate impact risk, and it’s a real asteroid ... light, asteroid sizes become clear; a larger asteroid, no matter how reflective or dull its surface is ...
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Chilling new telescope pic of 30,000mph ‘city-killer’ asteroid with 1-in-48 chance of smashing into Earth
CHILLING new telescope photos of the "city killer" asteroid hurtling towards earth at 30,000mph have been released. The chance of the space rock smashing into Earth when it loops around in 7 years ...
Likelihood of Asteroid 2024 YR4 Colliding with Earth Keeps Changing — But It Remains Big Enough to Destroy a City
The likelihood of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth keeps shifting, according to scientists. The object — which is large enough to destroy an entire city — has a 0.28% chance of colliding with ...
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Tiny Mars moon Deimos gets a rare close-up, thanks to Europe's Hera asteroid probe (photos)
Europe's HERA mission has taken a good look at Mars and its moon Deimos on its way to explore the aftermath of the DART ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it
The amount of light reflected by the asteroid's surface is used to estimate how big it is.However, the Webb telescope, slated to begin observations of 2024 YR4 in early March, sees the universe in ...
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MASCOT - Travelling on asteroids
The asteroid lander MASCOT (Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout), which was built by DLR in cooperation with the French space agency CNES, was launched in December 2014 and travelled in space for 3.5 years ...
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Asteroid probe snaps rare photos of Martian moon
But HERA will not reach the asteroid ... surface, at a speed of 33,480 kilometres an hour. It used the opportunity to test some of its scientific instruments, snapping around 600 pictures ...