Hera Asteroid Probe Spots Mysterious Martian Moon During Flyby
The Hera probe has swung around Mars, using the planet’s gravitational pull to fling itself toward its asteroid target.
Humanity isn’t asteroid-proof yet. But we’re getting closer.
Once the new measurements were taken and the math was done, the probability of YR4 hitting the Earth began to decline, ...
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Why Astronomers Are Tracking a Dangerous Asteroid Headed Toward Earth
The cosmos has always fascinated humanity with its vast mysterious expanse holding both beauty and potential danger. Among ...
Should giant asteroid head for Earth, Hawaii is first line of defense
The asteroid, 2024 YR4, was detected by UH’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) and given a 3% probability ...
This asteroid might not hit Earth in 2032 after all—here’s how we know
Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.
Spinning through space: The astronomers watching the skies for asteroids
"Scientifically there's a huge amount we can learn from asteroids," says Alan Fitzsimmons, an astronomer at Queens University ...
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As expected, the threat from Asteroid 2024 YR4 has essentially dropped to zero
The main effort right now is centered on finding all dangerous asteroids and constraining their orbits. The upcoming Vera Rubin Observatory will detect many asteroids and will help us identify ...
How "asteroid detectives" are protecting Earth from potentially dangerous impacts: "Find them before they find you"
Astronomers believe thousands of large undiscovered asteroids, that could cause regional damage, may be in space.
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NASA missed these 11 dangerous asteroids, but an AI caught them
Modern telescopes and other observational tools can give astronomers a good idea of which rocks are headed our way, but relying on humans to scour for these possibly dangerous asteroids means that ...
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Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track
They sometimes get pushed out of the belt and can end up all over the place — like this one.How do scientists track potentially dangerous asteroids?A telescope in Chile discovered the asteroid ...
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The asteroid hits and near-misses you never hear about
We do have options beyond "taking a hit", as Dr Kumamoto puts it. Nasa and the European Space Agency have developed technologies to nudge dangerous asteroids off course. Nasa's Double Asteroid ...