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Scientists say you can finally relax a bit about doomsday asteroid impacts

NASA has concluded that asteroid 2024 YR4, the space rock that briefly alarmed planetary scientists after its discovery in ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 once feared to strike the moon now appears harmless

Initially, much uncertainty surrounded the flight path of the space rock known as 2024 YR4, a small asteroid that has recently become an object of much scientific attention. 2024 YR4, measuring ...
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Massive 44-foot asteroid nears Earth: What you need to know

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory reports that the near-Earth asteroid 2021 ER will approach Earth on Friday for a safe yet ...

NASA rules out chance of lunar asteroid impact in 2032

NASA on Thursday walked back a prediction that an asteroid had a "small, but notable" chance of impacting Earth or the moon in 2032 based on newly analyzed data.

NASA's DART test for planetary defense proved it can shift an asteroid's solar orbit

Four years ago, NASA purposely smashed a spacecraft into a small asteroid to see if they could deflect it—a test to prove humanity could protect Earth from threatening space rocks.
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NASA reveals asteroid defense breakthrough to protect Earth from killer space rocks

In 2022, NASA conducted an experiment to see if they could protect Earth from massive killer space rocks. The scientist intentionally crashed a spacecraft into a small asteroid named Dimorphos ...

A fast-moving, 93-foot airplane-sized asteroid is making a close approach to Earth today, NASA warns

A fast-moving asteroid called 2026 DG7 is set to pass relatively close to Earth. Scientists say it poses no danger, but the event is drawing attention from space agencies worldwide. Why?