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An asteroid will fly pretty close to Earth and scientists are excited
Quartz· 2 weeks agoIn about five years’ time, a potentially hazardous asteroid will swing by Earth at an eerily close...
How to see the Eta Aquarid meteor shower in 2024
Mashable· 2 days agoAt a time like this, the Eta Aquarid meteor shower is a great excuse to look up at the night sky. This year's shower peaks close to the new moon — the...
This spacecraft is headed to NASA's asteroid-crash aftermath — but first, it'll stop by Mars
SPACE.com· 6 days agoIn the case of the European Space Agency's Hera mission, the side quest is a close encounter with...
Hera asteroid mission's side-trip to Mars
Phys.org· 2 weeks agoESA's Hera asteroid mission for planetary defense will make a swingby of Mars next March, borrowing speed to help reach its target Didymos binary ...
Scientists Plan for Apophis’s Unnervingly Close Brush With Earth
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 week agoIn our top stories this week, reporter Passant Rabie explores potential projects to visit and study ...
This Day, That Year: What Happened on April 29
Gadgets 360· 1 week agoOn this day in 2020, Earth witnessed a significant celestial event as the mile-wide asteroid known as 1998 OR2 made its close approach, passing within...
Your May 2024 Horoscope Brings Pluto Retrograde, Gemini Season, and a Sagittarius Full Moon
Allure via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThis month, embrace risk-taking for genuine fulfillment and keep your cards close to your chest....
Astronomers just discovered a comet that could be brighter than most stars when we see it next year....
Space via Yahoo News· 1 week agoAlthough it is still more than 18 months from its closest approach to Earth and the sun, comet...
Recent collisional history of (65803) Didymos - Nature Communications
Nature· 3 days agoStatistics of impacts is provided in terms of the mean intrinsic probability of collision, the mean impact velocity and the distribution of impact velocity, all strictly related to the target ...
Gamma-ray burst from magnetar lights up star-forming galaxy
Cosmos· 2 weeks agoAstronomers have witnessed a rare giant flare from a magnetar about 12 million light-years away....