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Hera asteroid mission takes stunning images of Mars’s moon Deimos
A mission to survey the results of a deliberate crash between an asteroid and a NASA spacecraft has taken stunning images of ...
Hera Asteroid Probe Spots Mysterious Martian Moon During Flyby
The Hera probe has swung around Mars, using the planet’s gravitational pull to fling itself toward its asteroid target.
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Asteroid 2024 YR 4 no longer has chance of hitting Earth in 2032, says NASA
The asteroid still has a 1.7% chance of crashing into the moon on Dec. 22, 2032. The asteroid was first discovered in late 2024 and reported when it surpassed the 1% impact probability threshold ...
Will an asteroid hit Earth? Likely not. NASA gives 'all clear' as odds fall to near zero
The space rock caused quite a stir after astronomers first spotted it last year on a trajectory bringing it uncomfortably ...
European spacecraft got rare close-up of Mars' lesser-known moon
While the car-sized spacecraft flew around the Mars system, flight controllers on Earth temporarily lost communication with ...
NASA warning: Massive asteroid twice the size of the Taj Mahal hurtling toward Earth at 77,282 km/h
Asteroid 2014 TN17, measuring 540 feet wide, will safely pass Earth on March 26, 2025, despite being classified as ...
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‘City-killer’ asteroid had 20% chance of hitting Earth, Nasa feared but now it’s likelier to strike MOON in horror smash
If the asteroid collided with the Moon, Earth would be largely unaffected ... Nasa has repeatedly changed estimates on whether the asteroid will crash into Earth. Astronomers first noticed ...
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Will an asteroid hit Earth? Likely not. NASA gives 'all clear' as odds fall to near zero
In fact, YR4 now has a higher chance of crashing into the moon that year, with odds standing at 1.7%, according to NASA. "There is no significant potential for this asteroid to impact our planet ...
A Tiny Moon Photo Bombs Mars as Europe’s Hera Mission Swoops Past
The Red Planet and its tiny moon Deimos were recorded at a very near distance as the asteroid-chasing spacecraft completed a ...
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NASA Gives ‘All Clear’ for Asteroid That Seemed to Threaten Earth
While Earth may have evaded destruction by way of asteroid, NASA said there was a slight chance — about 1.7 percent — that 2024 YR4 would crash into our moon, creating yet another crater on ...