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How Scientists Are Preparing for Apophis's Unnervingly Close Brush With Earth
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIn about five years’ time, a potentially hazardous asteroid will swing by Earth at an eerily close...
NASA wants fleet of spacecraft to watch infamous Apophis asteroid approach Earth: report
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn artist's illustration of asteroid Apophis near Earth. The asteroid will fly extremely close to...
Could a collision cause asteroid Apophis to hit Earth? New study says no
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 2 months agoApophis will safely pass Earth at a very close distance in 2029, but what if some other space rock...
Grounded spacecraft look for new space rocks to visit, including notorious asteroid Apophis
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoScientists are working hard to try to salvage a pair of spacecraft that lost their launch — and the...
NASA's mission to a weird metal asteroid will blast off ... soon
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Psyche spacecraft in 2022. If all goes well, NASA’s Psyche mission to a unique, metallic...
We Did It! OSIRIS-REx Successfully Returned Asteroid Samples This Sunday
Popular Mechanics via AOL· 7 months agoOSIRIS-REx Successfully Returned Asteroid SamplesMARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY - Getty Images...
Nasa issues warning as asteroid the size of a football pitch approaches Earth
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe asteroid is scheduled to make its closest approach at 2.41pm GMT on Friday -...
US updates asteroid-defense strategy
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn artist's illustration of asteroids headed toward Earth. The United States' National Science and Technology Council has updated the country's plan for...
How NASA Captured a Piece of the Solar System's Past From an Ancient Asteroid
Time via Yahoo News· 7 months agoInfrared sensors on the ground detected the heat signature of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft’s...
Why NASA Can't Get the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Open
SYFY via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe 2022 animated film The Bad Guys (streaming now on Peacock) features a collection of nefarious...