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Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer threatens to hit Earth, but we can still hit it — for science!
Despite a brief panic, asteroid 2024 YR4 isn't likely to hit us anytime soon, but we can still study the asteroid up close to ...
Radar detects meteorites landed in northern Washington County
A radar site on February 21 detected several objects flying through the Earth’s atmosphere at a very high rate of speed and ...
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Hope is all but lost for private asteroid probe in deep space — 'the chance of talking with Odin is minimal'
AstroForge says there's no real hope of reestablishing contact with its Odin probe, the first private spacecraft ever to fly ...
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Doorbell cam captures meteorite's historic landing in Canada
Meteorite falls that survive atmospheric entry are rare, with most landing in oceans. In the case of the Charlottetown meteorite, research indicated that it belonged to the class of ordinary ...
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First-Ever Asteroid Mining Mission Loses Contact With Earth
Beyond Odin, AstroForge is already eyeing an asteroid landing mission, dubbed Vestri, despite the major challenges with its current probe. "We have probably the best group of investors in the world.
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Earth’s 1st Asteroid Mining Prospector Heads to the Launchpad
That spacecraft, the size of a refrigerator, will be designed to land on an asteroid as soon as next year, possibly even 2022 OB5 if the metallic content is confirmed. Vestri’s landing legs ...