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Asteroid hunters spot 27,500 overlooked near-Earth asteroids — more than were discovered by all of...
NY Post via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoAsteroid hunters have identified 27,500 overlooked near-earth asteroids using a cutting-edge tech...
What astronomers learned from a near-Earth asteroid they never saw coming
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 6 months agoHaleakalā, Hawaii, is the site of one of the four telescopes that make up the Asteroid...
A massive asteroid’s ‘earth close approach’ Wednesday will still be pretty far from you
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNASA has cleared up previously unconfirmed reports of a massive asteroid supposedly hurtling closely...
Asteroid Apophis will swing past Earth in 2029 — could a space rock collision make it hit us?
Space via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAn animation shows Apophis' 2029 path compared to the swarm of satellites orbiting Earth. The...
Earth is safe from a devastating asteroid impact for 1,000 years (probably)
Space via Yahoo News· 12 months agoAn artist's illustration of asteroids headed toward Earth. Astronomers have completed a...
Ferris Wheel-Sized Asteroid Spotted, Low Chance of Earth Collision
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoAsteroid Discovered, Low Chance of Earth CollisionScience Photo Library - ANDRZEJ WOJCICKI - Getty...
Japan testing spacecraft technology to deflect asteroid on collision course with Earth
The Independent via Yahoo News· 5 months agoJapan’s Jaxaspace agency is reportedly planning tests to repurpose its Hayabusa2 spacecraft to prove...
Asteroid swoops past Earth just days after being discovered by Nasa
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn asteroid has swooped past Earth – just days after it was first spotted. The object, known as 2022...
How many 'city killer' asteroids narrowly miss Earth each year?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThis artist concept catastrophic collisions between asteroids located in the belt between Mars and...
'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...