Asteroids
Nasa issues warning as asteroid the size of a football pitch approaches Earth
Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes
Most asteroids and comets have orbits that do not bring them very close to Earth, and they are only classed as dangerous ...
75-foot asteroid to come as close as 2.4 mn km to Earth; NASA reveals speed, other details
Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes
When NASA’s telescopes track a new Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA), astronomers measure the asteroid’s observed positions in the sky and report them to ...
Revealed: The 5 asteroids set to come ‘dangerously close’ to Earth this year
Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes
These are five of the asteroids that’ll pass closest to Earth by the end of the year A comet named 144P/Kushida will also ...
NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Discovers 2nd Asteroid During Dinkinesh Flyby
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Dr. Thomas Hughes
On Nov. 1, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft flew by not just its first asteroid, but its first two. The first images returned by ...
