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A Near-Miss with a City-Killer Asteroid Highlights Gaps in Earth’s Defenses
The threat from near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 may have subsided, but discoveries of other hazardous space rocks are set to ...
Earth 1, asteroids 0: The next generation of planetary defense takes shape at JPL
The NEO Surveyor fulfills a 2005 act of Congress ordering NASA to catalog 90% of near-Earth objects larger than 459 feet, ...
An Asteroid (Probably) Isn’t Hitting Earth Any Time Soon
Once, a very long time ago, a massive asteroid hit the Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs. In addition to functionally ...
Terrifying 'city-killer' asteroid to fly dangerously close to Earth this week
A colossal asteroid, known as 2014 TN17, is set to make a chillingly close pass by Earth this week, marking the nearest ...
New York Post3d
‘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. via REUTERS We could experience a rock market crash. Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth ...
Space.com23d
Hope is all but lost for private asteroid probe in deep space — 'the chance of talking with Odin is minimal'
"In many ways, Odin has become both a pioneer and a teacher — continuing its mission by informing our future endeavors, even ...
Dodging dinosaurs’ fate: NASA’s $1.4B asteroid hunter will launch in 2027 to track city-killing space rocks
Ground telescopes have offered our best asteroid data so far, but spotting dark, tumbling rocks from Earth is like finding ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer threatens to hit Earth, but we can still hit it — for science!
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Image of the asteroid 2024 YR4 taken by ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) in January 2025 ...
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Europe’s Hera spacecraft aces self-driving test at Mars before asteroid mission
Hera spacecraft successfully tested its autonomous surface feature tracking system during a high-speed flyby of Mars, marking ...
The Sun1mon
‘City-killer’ asteroid had 20% chance of hitting Earth, Nasa feared but now it’s likelier to strike MOON in horror smash
NASA has said Earth will likely be spared by a deadly Big Ben-sized asteroid and predicts it could smash into the Moon instead in a dramatic collision. The space agency feared the chance of a ...
BBC7d
Are we on the verge of mining metals from the asteroids above Earth?
Asteroid mining firms say mining for minerals on asteroids is just around the corner now, but not everyone is convinced (Credit: Getty Images) As an asteroid mining start-up's latest mission goes ...
Discover Magazine5d
Asteroid Mining Gives Companies Hope in the Search for Rare Metals
As concerns over Earth’s limited resources continue to grow, some entrepreneurs are eagerly looking beyond our planet to establish the next big business venture: asteroid mining. The prospect of ...