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When a dangerous asteroid threatens Earth, humanity will have to work together, NASA says
Space via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoEarth's oft-squabbling nations will need to set aside their differences, at least for a while, when...
Asteroid size of Washington Monument to pass close to Earth, NASA says
Newsweek· 7 hours agoThe asteroid is expected to be traveling at a speed of 9.37 km/s, or about 20,960 mph. For...
Asteroid headed toward Earth? NASA simulation explores how the nation might respond
MPR News· 14 hours agoImagine if scientists discovered a giant asteroid with a 72 percent chance of hitting the Earth in about 14 years — a space rock so big that it could not ...
NASA Spots Several Plane-Sized Asteroids Hurtling Towards Earth
HotHardware· 3 days agoAccording to NASA, there are several airplane-sized asteroids hurtling toward Earth this week. The...
Two airplane-sized asteroids will hurtle past Earth today
TechSpot· 2 days agoWill NASA be able to step up and protect Earth from a disastrous collision? While 400,000-3,000,000 miles seems like a lot of distance, these are all uncomfortably close, ...
The World Will Soon Witness "One Of The Rarest Space Events Of Our Lives"
IFLScience· 1 day agoAs well as the total solar eclipse and the Sun approaching its peak in activity, creating stunning auroras on Earth, we will soon see an event first recorded in a medieval ...
NASA, Partners Conduct Fifth Asteroid Impact Exercise, Release Summary
Morningstar· 1 day agoNASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office, in partnership with FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) and with the assistance of the U.S. Department of State Office of Space Affairs, ...
Astronomers watch a supermassive black hole awaken in real time
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWith its extreme wide-field view, the camera scans the entire northern sky every two days, capturing...
A Once-in-a-Lifetime Comet Will Be Visible From North America This Year—Here's How to See It
Martha Stewart· 5 days agoThe comet was discovered in February 2023 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System...
The Solar System Is Weirder Than You Think
Hackaday· 4 days agoWhen I was a kid, the solar system was simple. There were nine planets and they all orbited in more-or-less circles around the sun. It’s a great story...