‘City-killer’ asteroid won’t hit Earth in 2032, but don’t worry— another threat is looming
Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth in December 2032, but that doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods forever. Researchers warn ...
Asteroid 2024 YR may not hit Earth in 2032, but it—and others—will keep coming back
In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation ...
‘Potentially Hazardous’ Asteroid To Make Its Closest Approach To Earth In More Than 100 Years This Week
A "potentially hazardous" Apollo-class asteroid will be making its closest pass by Earth in more than 100 years this week.
Sunset on the moon seen in spectacular images taken by Blue Ghost lander
While making the deliveries, the Blue Ghost lander experienced one lunar day. During the course of that day, it captured ...
NASA Tracking Airplane-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth
Asteroids of this size regularly pass through the Earth's neighborhood, often unnoticed, unless they are actively tracked by ...
Chang'e-6 samples suggest 4.25-billion-year-old impact formed moon's South Pole–Aitken basin
Scientists have long sought to determine the age of the moon's South Pole–Aitken (SPA) basin, the largest and oldest known ...
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Researchers Probe How a Piece of the Moon Became a Near-Earth Asteroid Oct. 23, 2023 — Two years after the striking discovery that a near-Earth asteroid could be a chunk of the moon, another ...
Asteroid Bennu Holds Traces of Ancient Water – And Maybe Life’s Origins
Scientists at Lab are unraveling the mysteries of Bennu, a 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid, using cutting-edge technology. The ...
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Are we on the verge of mining metals from the asteroids above Earth?
Asteroid mining firms say mining for minerals ... AstroForge believes the spacecraft – named Odin – likely passed beyond the Moon and into deep space as planned. Yes, there are a lot more ...
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Asteroid Mining Gives Companies Hope in the Search for Rare Metals
London-based company Asteroid Mining Corporation plans to send its SCAR-E robot to the moon in a future mission headed by Tokyo-based iSpace. The six-legged robot will trek across craters on the lunar ...