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NASA spots large asteroid on collision course with the Moon

For once, Earth isn’t the one in the crosshairs. NASA scientists have confirmed that a fast-moving asteroid first spotted by ...

NASA spots huge asteroid on potential crash path with the Moon — here’s what we know

NASA has confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4, a space rock approximately the size of a 15-story building, might collide with the Moon on December 22, 2032. Primarily suspected to threaten Earth, the ...

3I/ATLAS Comet Live Tracking: Earth Approach Real-Time Update and Position Of Interstellar Object (Watch)

The 3I/ATLAS interstellar comet’s size and physical properties are being investigated by astronomers around the world. Viewers can check the 3I/ATLAS positioning through live tracking available online ...
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Watch How NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Flew By Asteroid Dinkinesh

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft flew by asteroid Dinkinesh and made a surprising discovery, a close binary! Preliminary statistics show that Dinkinesh is ~0.5 miles (790 m) wide and the binary asteroid is 0.15 ...

3I/ATLAS Interstellar Comet Live Tracker: Will 3I/ATLAS reappear again? Here's what happens to the comet next

I/ATLAS is set to reach its closest point to the Sun on Wednesday (October 29), at around 11:47 Universal Time (UT). The ...
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Hidden in the sun's glare, this asteroid is uncomfortably close to earth

In the distant past, the solar system was rife with impacts and collisions. Millions of rocky objects zoomed chaotically through the system, smashing into each other in collisional cascades. Over time ...