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Hubble Telescope discovers a new '3-body problem' puzzle among Kuiper Belt asteroids (video)
It's a new type of three-body problem for astronomers, who used the Hubble Space Telescope to determine that twin asteroids ...
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Next month NASA's Lucy probe will visit an asteroid that's been waiting 150 million years to say hello
"These relics are effectively fossils of the planet formation process, holding vital clues to deciphering the history of our solar system." ...
Asteroid has a very small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but a collision could devastate a city
In December 2024, astronomers in Chile spotted a new asteroid streaking through the sky, which they named 2024 YR4. What’s significant about this 100m-wide space rock is that it has a small chance of ...
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Asteroid deflection strategies: Researchers unveil new scenarios
which hit the asteroid Dimorphos on September 26, 2022, marking the first practical demonstration of planetary defense. The impact, observed through ground and space-based telescopes as Hubble ...
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That killer asteroid probably isn’t going to hit us after all
Artist's impression of an asteroid. This image is not intended to reflect the characteristics of any specific known asteroid. ESA-Science Office It seems that Earth isn’t likely to be struck by ...
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Asteroid has a very small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but a collision could devastate a city
The asteroid 2024 YR 4 has very little chance of ... However, past discrepancies between predictions of the comet 67P, as seen by the Hubble telescope from far away, versus its actual shape ...