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NASA tracks asteroid ahead of rare close Earth flyby in 2029

On April 13, 2029, a chunk of rock roughly the size of the Eiffel Tower will thread the gap between Earth and the ring of communications satellites that orbit our planet. The asteroid, named 99942 ...
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Asteroid impact likely caused a 100-metre tsunami, report finds

An asteroid that struck Earth more than 43 million years ago likely generated a 100-metre tsunami, a group of scientists recently announced. The study may put an end to the debate surrounding the ...
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New Fossils Show Dinosaurs Were Thriving Until the Final Asteroid Strike

A new study is challenging a long-standing view of the final days of the dinosaurs. For decades, many palaeontologists believed that non-avian dinosaurs were already in decline before the asteroid ...
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Spacecraft’s impact changed asteroid’s orbit around the sun in a save-the-Earth test, study finds

“While it is just a single experiment, it is nonetheless an important data point that will be relevant to any future asteroid deflection missions,” Chesley said in an email. Scientists expect to learn ...
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NASA Issues Major Update on 2032 Path of ‘City Killer’ Asteroid

There were concerns that Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon or Earth. Asteroid-2024-YR4 NASA confirms asteroid 2024 YR4 will safely miss both Earth and the moon in 2032. Webb telescope enabled ...
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Spacecraft’s impact changed asteroid’s orbit around the sun in a save-the-Earth test, study finds

In this image provided by NASA, an impact plume emerges from the asteroid Dimorphos, left, after DART collides into it on Sept. 26, 2022, orbiting the larger asteroid Dimorphos. (NASA/ASI/University ...