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NASA says a plane-sized asteroid will pass Earth next week. Here's what to know.
The asteroid is named 2025 OW and measures approximately 210 feet in length, according to NASA. It is set to pass Earth on ...
NASA Reports Plane-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth
According to NASA, asteroids are inactive bodies made of all the rocky, dusty and metallic materials left behind from the ...
The asteroid that will spare Earth might hit the moon instead. What happens if it does?
Asteroid 2024 YR4, which once appeared to be on a collision course with Earth, may hit the moon, which could create some ...
Deflecting a Killer Asteroid Is More Complicated Than NASA Thought
In 2022, NASA rammed a spacecraft into an asteroid to see if it could alter its orbital period around its parent asteroid. The mission, dubbed the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), aimed to ...
NISAR satellite could help scientists predict natural disasters before they happen
NASA is collaborating with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on a space mission to launch a first-of-its-kind ...
NASA’s DART Mission Deflected an Asteroid – But Unleashed a Swarm of Space Boulders
Astronomers at the University of Maryland found that a surprising burst of rocky debris released during the DART mission ...
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Asteroid named after Roane State professor
Ted Stryk's work was recognized by the International Astronomical Union, which names bodies in the solar system.
Crashing into an asteroid creates chaotic space boulders
In the almost three years since NASA proved that it could successfully deflect an asteroid, we’ve learned a lot about these ...
Dozens of BOULDERS now flying through space at high speed after Nasa test to shield Earth from asteroid smash goes wrong
THERE may be a flaw in Nasa’s only defence against Earth-shattering asteroids, according to new analysis. In 2022, the US ...
NASA mission to deflect asteroid size of 'Pyramid of Giza' causes some very unexpected results
It ultimately was successful, with NASA correctly predicting that it is possible to redirect celestial objects. The asteroid ...