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'Planet killer' asteroid hidden by the sun may threaten Earth in a few thousand years
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTelescopes in the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), a program of NSF’s...
'Planet killer' asteroids are hiding in the sun's glare. Can we stop them in time?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIn the glare of the sun, an unknown number of near-Earth asteroids move on unseen orbits. A new...
Good news! Earth is safe from planet-killer asteroids for the next 1000 years
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBy concentrating on when these giant space rocks get a bit too close to us, researchers were able to...
How Astronomers Found ‘Planet Killer’ Asteroids Lurking Behind the Sun’s Glare
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoThe asteroids in the inner solar system are hard to see, but a specialized camera can spot them...
'Planet killer' asteroids pose no threat to Earth for at least 1,000 years — but smaller rocks could...
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year ago3D rendering of the asteroid passing near the Earth. Rest easy: Earth probably won't be creamed by a...
‘Planet killer’ asteroids nearly a mile long detected after being hidden by the sun's brightness
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAstronomers have detected three asteroids in close proximity to Earth, two of which pose a potential...
So, There’s a New ‘Planet Killer’ Asteroid… But Don’t Panic
Nerdist via Yahoo News· 2 years agoYes, scientists did recently discover a new asteroid big enough to cause a lot of damage to Earth....
Scientists reveal whether Earth could be saved from killer asteroid
The Independent US via AOL· 1 year agoEarth could be saved from potential deadly asteroids by smashing into them with a spacecraft,...
Nasa sets date for mission to practise saving Earth from deadly asteroids
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNasa is geearing up to test a technology for protecting Earth against killer asteroids — a...
NASA crashes DART spacecraft into an asteroid, testing a tactic to bump space rocks away from Earth
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe surface of Dimorphos moments before NASA's DART spacecraft crashed into it.NASA NASA...