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Nasa gears up to practise saving Earth from killer asteroids with new mission
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe dinosaurs could only watch helplessly as an asteroid or comet brought their reign on Earth to an...
1st evidence found for 'Trojan planet' worlds occupying same orbit
Space via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAstronomers have found the first evidence of a so-called 'Trojan planet,' in the form of a young...
1st known 'Trojan' planets discovered locked in the exact same orbit around a star
Live Science via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA sub-radio image of the system PDS 70, showing its star in the center; the orbit of a Jupiter-sized...
NASA Spacecraft Named Lucy Skims Earth's Atmosphere on Its Way to Explore Asteroids Orbiting Jupiter
People via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSouthwest Research Institute People around the globe spotted a bright light zipping through the sky...
NASA's asteroid-hopping Lucy probe heads back toward Earth after acing crucial engine burn
Space via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThanks to a powerful engine burn on Feb. 3, NASA's asteroid-hopping Lucy spacecraft is on its way...
NASA's Lucy asteroid probe to fire main engines in space for 1st time this week
Space via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAn illustration shows the Lucy spacecraft as it heads back to Earth for a gravity assist in late...
The Lucy asteroid probe's solar array still isn't latched, but NASA's fine with it
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn illustration of NASA's asteroid visiting Lucy spacecraft as it swings past Earth for a gravity...
New image reveals a Jupiter-like world that may share its orbit with a ‘twin’
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThis image taken with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) shows the young...
Rare ‘Trojan’ world may share the same orbit as another planet
CNN via Yahoo News· 9 months agoEditor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on...
NASA's asteroid-hopping Lucy probe on course for 1st space rock flyby in November
Space via Yahoo News· 11 months agoNASA's Lucy spacecraft has altered its course ahead of visiting its first asteroid target in Nov....