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These giant comets could be on a collision course with Earth
Astronomers have some new insight into the activity of centaurs, giant comets that could have a dev…
Justin Gmoser,Jessica Orwig
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An asteroid nearly half the size of Mount Everest might be on a collision course for Earth in less than a year
An asteroid that stretches for four kilometers, half the of Mount Everest’s height, could be on a c…
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An asteroid was supposed to hit Earth in September — but astronomers can’t seem to find it
An asteroid which was expected to hit the Earth on 9 September 2019 might, not be on its way to E…
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Elon Musk says we have no defence against asteroid ‘God of Chaos'
Apophis, also known as the 'God of Chaos' asteroid, will be making its way to Earth in ten years. …
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We're on a collision course with the Andromeda Galaxy - here's what will happen to Earth
Luckily, experts think that Earth will survive, but it won't be entirely unaffected - the collision…
Jessica Orwig
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We're on a collision course with the Andromeda Galaxy - here's what will happen to Earth
In 3.75 billion years, Earth's Milky Way Galaxy will collide with the Andromeda Galaxy. Over the ne…
Jacqui Frank,Jessica Orwig
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A 'potentially hazardous' asteroid will whiz past earth at 49,000 km/hr on Friday
When it blasts past Earth on 6 September 2019, it will be flying at a speed of 49,000 kilomete…
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The doomed US moon lander is on a collision course with Earth and will be destroyed to protect other satellites
Astrobotic's lander set off last week with hope of becoming the first US spacecraft to make it to t…
Marianne Guenot
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It’s a record day for asteroids as three of them plan to fly past Earth
Aside from the fact that there will be three asteroids gunning for the planet, it's even rar…
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NASA is intentionally crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid on Monday. Here's how to watch the collision live.
NASA's DART mission will crash into Dimorphos, a small asteroid 6.8 million miles away, to test our…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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Telescopes and satellites captured clouds and spider-like plumes of debris after NASA smashed a spacecraft into an asteroid
NASA's DART spacecraft didn't survive the mission, but both ground-and space-based observations doc…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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What happens when an asteroid actually hits Earth
And it only seems more likely since, despite the Center of Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) a…
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Adam Driver asked NASA how it plans to save Earth from world-ending asteroids
Adam Driver wondered how NASA would save the world if a giant asteroid were approaching. Three spac…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Astronomers Are Planning Dramatic Ways To Stop An Asteroid Collision
There are other approaches. The European Space Agency is working on a mission called Don Quijote th…
The Economist
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SpaceX executive says the Starship rocket system could help clean up the 760,000 pieces of space junk in orbit
As well as accommodating 100 passengers and carrying heavy payloads, SpaceX's Starship rocket could…