A desperate, futile dash under a flaming sky: Min-by-min breakdown of what would happen if looming asteroid hits London
IT starts with a glimmer in the sky – just a pinprick of light, barely distinguishable from the stars. But this is no distant ...
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See ESA Hera Spacecraft's Trajectory To The Didymos Asteroid System
ESA’s Hera mission is two-year flight to the Didymos binary asteroid system. See its trajectory here. Credit: ESA - European ...
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NASA picks SpaceX rocket to launch asteroid threat hunter NEO Surveyor in 2027
NASA has selected SpaceX to launch its NEO Surveyor spacecraft, which will hunt for asteroids and comets that could pose a ...
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2024 YR4: What to know about the asteroid that could hit Earth in the future
Scientists across the world, including some in Arizona, are keeping an eye on an asteroid that has a very slim chance of ...
Neil deGrasse Tyson explains how scientists can deflect ‘city killer’ asteroid as NASA issues critical update
Legendary scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson has explained how NASA and other planetary defense bodies could deflect the potential ...
Why an asteroid on a collision course with Earth is actually good for humanity
YR4 could have a positive impact on Earth, writes Anthony Cuthbertson, with Nasa saying it could ‘herald a new era for ...
NASA's DART project: the secret plan to protect Earth from asteroid collision
There has been a lot of talk about the collision options of asteroid 2024 YR4 and with the growing possibility of it ...
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UVA Astronomer Explains the Threat of ‘City Killer’ Asteroids and How Earth Can Prepare
It sent a rocket to strike an asteroid named Dimorphos, orbiting a much larger asteroid named Didymos, a target at a distance equal to the size of a single atom held at arm’s length. “It was tiny, and ...
Do You Need to Worry About an Asteroid Hitting Earth?
Artist's conception of the DART spacecraft approaching the Didymos asteroid system before deflecting the Dimorphos moonlet ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4's Impact Risk Reaches 2.6 Percent – But Still No Need To Panic
YR4 has reached the highest risk of impact yet, according to both NASA and the European Space Agency, with the agencies ...
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An Inside Look At How Humanity Is Dealing With The Threat Of Asteroid 2024 YR4
Katy is Managing Editor at IFLScience where she oversees editorial content from News articles to Features, and even ...