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'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis will fly by Earth in April 2029 — and these 3 space probes will be watching

Apophis will zoom safely past the Earth closer than the orbits of geosynchronous satellites on April 13, 2029. As well as the ...
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Skyscraper-size asteroid previously predicted to hit us in 60 years will zoom past Earth on Thursday (Sept. 18) — and you can see it live

The "potentially hazardous" asteroid 2025 FA22 will fly close past Earth at more than 24,000 mph on Thursday (Sept. 18). The ...

Massive asteroid bigger than a skyscraper heading toward Earth at 24,000 mph

Asteroid 2025 FA22, measuring up to 951 feet across, will make a close approach to Earth early Thursday according to NASA ...

Watch an asteroid the size of the Washington Monument zoom past Earth live on Sept. 18 (video)

Stargazers can tune in to the Virtual Telescope Project's YouTube stream beginning at 11 p.m. EDT on Sept. 17 (3:00 GMT Sept.

Can Hayabusa2 touch down? Study reveals space mission's target asteroid is tinier and faster than thought

Astronomers have used observatories around the world, including the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO ...
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Amateur astronomers help track asteroid to French impact site

With help from amateur astronomers, scientists tracked how an asteroid travelled from space, broke up in Earth's atmosphere ...

NASA alert! Massive 2025 FA22 asteroid FA22 racing past Earth at 24,000 mph September 18; here’s what you need to know

A massive asteroid, 2025 FA22, will safely pass Earth on September 18, 2025, at a distance of 4.6 million miles. Initially ...

A mission to a distant asteroid just got an unexpected surprise

The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, expects its spacecraft to rendezvous with the asteroid in July 2031. The ...
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Can a spacecraft land on a teeny tiny asteroid? Japan's Hayabusa2 will certainly try

The Hayabusa2 mission is facing a new challenge after observations showed the asteroid it is going to rendezvous with and ...

Here’s How to Deflect a Dangerous Asteroid Without It Totally Backfiring

New research warns that if we don't hit an asteroid in exactly the right spot, it could end up on a collision course with ...

NASA just got a look at an asteroid spanning over two football fields wide

The label " space rock " feels like an understatement for what NASA just observed. A rock is something you throw at a window ...

Japanese spacecraft eyes tricky asteroid landing

An artist's impression of Japan’s Hayabusa2 space mission touching down on the surface of the asteroid 1998 KY26. New observations with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have r ...