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Earth to receive special delivery: Biggest sample yet from an asteroid
This fall is what Nasa is calling Asteroid Autumn, with three asteroid missions marking major milestones. The Osiris-Rex touchdown will be followed by the launch of another asteroid hunter on ...
Asteroid Apophis Won’t Hit Earth in 2029—Unless This Freaky Scenario Plays Out
Asteroid Apophis doesn’t currently pose a threat to Earth when it passes by in a few years, but an astrophysicist has ...
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AstroForge plans first-ever private space mission to mine near-Earth asteroid
AstroForge has announced a mission to land on a near-Earth asteroid, marking the first private space mining plan beyond the ...
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Shelved NASA spacecraft could spy on asteroid Apophis before 2029 Earth flyby
The two Janus spacecraft could have second lives — fitting for a mission named after the Roman god of duality.
SpaceX faces $633,000 fine from FAA over alleged launch violations: Musk plans to sue
The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a $633,009 fine against SpaceX for what it says were two separate launch ...
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The Next President Should End the ‘Senate’ Launch System Rocket
Rather than building an obsolescent, obscenely-over-budget jumbo rocket, NASA should turn to building truly innovative space ...
NEO Surveyor: NASA’s Next Leap in Asteroid Defense
NASA's NEO Surveyor, an infrared space telescope, is under construction at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, aimed at detecting ...
Asteroid detected heading for Earth burns up in ‘spectacular fireball’ before impact
The space rock, measuring only about a metre (3ft) in size, had eluded discovery and was spotted by research technologist ...
ESA's Hera Mission Reaches US For Launch To Destroyed Asteroid This October
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Hera mission on Tuesday began its journey to explore an asteroid and its first stop is the ...
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'God of Chaos' asteroid update as scientists warn it could be pushed into dangerous collision course with Earth
The infamous "God of Chaos" asteroid could be tipped onto a collision course with Earth, scientists have warned. The asteroid ...