A near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new ...
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The asteroid, named 2022 CE2, is estimated by NASA 's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to be about 370 feet across, with JPL's ...
The case of mistaken identity was quickly resolved, but astronomers say it shows the need for transparency around craft in ...
Typically, asteroids - like the one depicted in this artist's concept - originate from the main asteroid belt between the ...
Although it is moving away in cosmic sense it is large and warrants attention (just like this asteroid which hit Earth and was 200 times bigger than the dinosaur killing one). However, the asteroid ...
It was in 2018, when Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk took the audacious step of 'strapping' a car before launching it into ...
The small near-Earth object 2024 PT5 captured the world’s attention last year after a NASA-funded telescope discovered it lingering close to, but never orbiting, our planet for several months.
In the United States, funding for planetary defense has long had strong bipartisan support both inside and outside of ...
"it's not completely unusual for asteroids to be near the Earth," Gallagher said. "Our moon is about a quarter million miles away from the Earth. So something 7.6 million miles out would be many, many ...