Shooting for the Stars: MSU’s Gout makes asteroid discovery first for Mississippi

STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi State University faculty member has made a celestial discovery in Starkville: the first ...

MSU assistant professor discovers new asteroid, a first for the state

A faculty member from Mississippi State University has discovered a new asteroid, a first for the Magnolia State.
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A new study sized the asteroid at around 60 meters. Chances of it hitting the Moon may soon increase.

"If 2024 YR4 strikes the Moon in 2032, it will (statistically speaking) be the largest impact in approximately 5,000 years," ...
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Astronomers log 40,000th near-Earth asteroid as space agency warns of rising detection pace

European Space Agency says milestone highlights both Earth’s vulnerability and advances in planetary-defense science - ...
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NASA to launch spacecraft that will crash into asteroid in the hopes of changing its orbit

In a mission that evokes images of the 1998 film "Armageddon," NASA next month will launch a spacecraft that it plans to deliberately crash into a near-Earth asteroid in the hopes of testing planetary ...