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An asteroid discovered a week ago will be flying closest to earth tonight
An asteroid dubbed 2019 QE1 will fly past the Earth tonight. But, astronomers only spotted it on 22…
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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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Here’s how you can watch the biggest asteroid of 2020 live as it zooms past the Earth
The good news is that you don’t have to be an expert astronomer or scientist in order to catch t…
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The Geminids meteor shower peaks this weekend, with hundreds of multicolored shooting stars. Here's how to watch.
A moonless night will let the Geminids shine as bits of space rock burn up in Earth's atmosphere an…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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An amateur astronomer caught one of the brightest fireballs ever seen on Jupiter. Watch the rare video footage.
An asteroid or comet smacked Jupiter on camera. Only a few impacts this big and bright have ever be…
Maiya Focht,Morgan McFall-Joh…
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NASA will reach an asteroid today that may contain raw materials for life on Earth. Watch the rendezvous live.
According to NASA, Bennu (the asteroid formerly known as "1999 RQ36") is one such dirty asteroid in…
Dave Mosher
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Asteroid Day — everything you need to know about the rocks in our solar system that could one day hit Earth
Asteroid Day is just around the corner and there are many questions that people have about asteroid…
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Space science missions to look forward to in 2022
There’s always something big to look forward to in space and 2022 has some major launches planne…
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NASA collaborates with SpinLaunch to test an innovative mass accelerator launch system — a slingshot to send payloads to space
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has joined hands to send a payload by using a …
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Asteroids the size of planes will fly past Earth today, within hours of each other
The fourth space object, Asteroid (2019 XY) was first spotted by astronomers on 3 December 201…
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The Geminids meteor shower peaks this weekend. NASA's solar probe just spotted the giant trail of asteroid dust for the first time ever.
"The truly remarkable thing about the Parker Solar Probe mission is that it's also giving us answer…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Shooting stars beckon in the New Year this weekend. Here's how to spot the fireballs of the Quadrantids meteor shower.
NASA says the Quadrantids are one of the best meteor showers. A bright moon may outshine some of th…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Asteroid flying faster than a bullet will shoot past Earth today
Asteroid 2019 SR8 will be flying past Earth today at a speed ten times that of the average rifle bu…
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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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Two asteroids bigger than the Japan tsunamis are coming eerily close to Earth today
Asteroids whiz past Earth on a regular basis but it’s rare to see two of them gunning for the plane…
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NASA is finally planning to launch a space telescope to detect deadly asteroids before they hit Earth. Here's how it could work.
"This is a great step forward for thinking about human destiny, because the dinosaurs certainly did…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The 10 biggest asteroids that could crash into Earth in 2019
In order to keep that from happening, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Near Earth Orbit (NEO…
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NASA's only mission to the Asteroid Belt is about die an 'impotent' death after 11 years in space
"It will struggle for a short time, but it will be impotent," Marc Rayman, Dawn's mission manager a…
Dave Mosher
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Watch the moon get pounded by 1 billion years' worth of big asteroids in a 1-minute animation
"The moon is like a time capsule, helping us understand the Earth," William Bottke, a space scienti…
Dave Mosher
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NASA video shows 10-year time lapse of Sun in 61 minutes
This 10-year time lapse showcases photos taken at a wavelength of 17.1 nanometers, which is an…