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Europe's Hera probe to launch Oct. 7 to inspect asteroid NASA smacked in 2022
Europe's Hera mission to the asteroid Dimorphos, which NASA's DART probe hit in September 2022, has arrived at its launch ...
Stadium-sized asteroid deemed 'potentially hazardous' by NASA, is expected to move 'relatively close' to Earth
A stadium-sized asteroid is passing relatively close to Earth on Tuesday, NASA announced. Its distance from Earth and its ...
‘Potentially Hazardous’ Asteroid Will Zoom By Earth Tonight—But NASA Says It’s Safe: What To Know
The asteroid is around 500 feet and will come within 2 million miles of Earth, which is about eight times further than the ...
NASA issues alert for fast-moving, stadium-sized asteroid approaching Earth tonight
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has issued a warning for a monstrous asteroid that is expected to rocket past Earth on ...
Work is underway on NASA's next-generation asteroid hunter
The mirrors for NASA's Near-Earth Object Surveyor space telescope are being installed and aligned, and work on other ...
For 57 days this fall, Earth will have a second moon
The asteroid is expected to make a “horseshoe path” around Earth over the next two months, researchers wrote in a recent ...