An animation of an asteroid’s close approach to Earth has garnered considerable interest in recent times, largely due to its apparent proximity to our planet. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content. The animation, shared by Facebook page Cosmoknowledge, shows asteroid 99942 Apophis’s path, culminating in its closest …
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NASA‘s plans to fly a spaceship alongside a potentially hazardous asteroid in 2029 will continue — for the next year, at least. After threats of mission cancellation, the OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft received a last-minute $20 million allocation in the House budget bill to continue basic operations for the next fiscal year. The fates of 18 other NASA missions slated to stop …
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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The small asteroid 2025 TP5 passed closer to Earth than the moon. | Credit: ESA A newly discovered space rock will zoom safely by Earth later today (Oct. 15) at only about a quarter of the average distance to the moon. The asteroid, …
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A newly discovered space rock will zoom safely by Earth later today (Oct. 15) at only about a quarter of the average distance to the moon. The asteroid, called 2025 TP5, will sail by our planet at 4:09 p.m. EDT (2009 UTC) at a minimum distance of 60,328 miles (97,089 km), according to data from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (NASA …
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Move over, Ellen DeGeneres’ famous 2014 Oscars selfie, there’s a new player in town – China’s space probe, which is halfway to an asteroid, grabbed a stunning selfie in front of Earth as it glows tiny in the background. China’s Tianwen-2 probe was caught snapping some pics for its Instagram profile, using the monitoring camera on its robotic arm. In …
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The asteroid Psyche may have once had vents that spewed molten metal — but only if it is chemically similar to rare, metal-rich meteorites, a new study suggests. The study, which was published online July 31 in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, could explain why the space rock has an unusual metallic cloak. Potato-shaped asteroid Psyche, a member of …
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“They Finally Found the Proof”: This Hidden North Sea Crater Came From a Deadly Asteroid Impact (and It Triggered a 330-Foot Tsunami) Rude Baguette Source link
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Asteroid 2025 TF flew past Earth at an altitude similar to that of the International Space Station, but was not spotted by astronomers until hours after it was gone. Photo courtesy European Space Agency Oct. 8 (UPI) — International space agencies say an asteroid zipped by Earth closer than a large number of satellites currently in orbit, but was not …
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IN A NUTSHELL 🌕 NASA identifies a potential threat from a high-speed asteroid that could collide with the Moon. Telescope observations have revolutionized how we view asteroid collisions and planetary defense strategies. A collision with the Moon would create a spectacular crater but poses no risk to Earth. Asteroid 2024 YR4 offers a rare opportunity to test scientific theories on …
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