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Happy Asteroid Day! You can celebrate with this free webcast
Space via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAsteroid Day is an annual celebration of asteroid science, and a reminder of how important it is to...
Asteroid big enough to destroy a city flying close to Earth
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA vast asteroid, big enough to destroy a whole city, is coming closer to Earth. The space rock will...
NASA's DART spacecraft hits target asteroid in first planetary defense test
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNASA's DART spacecraft successfully slammed into a distant asteroid at hypersonic speed on Monday in...
Car-sized asteroid will pass extremely close to Earth tonight
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe encounter with Earth will alter the trajectory of asteroid 2023 BU. Update for 5:15 p.m. ET: The...
NASA revealing OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample today: Watch it live
Space via Yahoo News· 8 months agoTechnicians in blue 'bunny suits' manipulate a metallic object inside a clean room. Update for 1...
Watch an SUV-sized asteroid zoom by Earth in close shave flyby in this time-lapse video
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWatch asteroid 2023 BU make a close flyby of Earth in images shared by the Virtual Telescope Project...
NASA's 1st asteroid sample is rich in carbon and water, OSIRIS-REx team finds
Space via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe asteroid sample hauled to Earth by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission contains lots of water and...
When we may know if Nasa’s Dart mission successfully deflected asteroid
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOver the coming days, weeks, and months, scientists will begin releasing images and data from...
Asteroid will pass in front of bright star Betelgeuse to produce a rare eclipse visible to millions
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOne of the biggest and brightest stars in the night sky will momentarily vanish as an asteroid...
OSIRIS-REx watched its asteroid sample capsule head toward Earth (photos)
Space via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA black and white animation of a cone-shaped capsule being shot into space. NASA's OSIRIS-REx...