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NASA's Lucy probe will fly by the asteroid Donaldjohanson on Easter Sunday
The first was a flyby of the asteroid Dinkinesh on Nov. 1, 2023. This coming Sunday, Lucy will zip past her second target, ...
NASA's Lucy spacecraft is speeding toward another close encounter with an asteroid
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the ...
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'Planetary defense is knowing what's out there and what could do harm to us.' Meet the scientist who helped build NASA's asteroid response plan
Lindley Johnson has been a pioneer in blueprinting warning and response scenarios to any potential impact of Earth by an ...
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NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Braces For Second Asteroid Encounter in Deep Space — But It's Only a ‘Dress Rehearsal'
As humanity ventures deeper into the mysteries of space, spacecraft like NASA’s Lucy are at the forefront, revamping distant ...
A Bright 'Fireball' Lit Up the Sky This Week, But It Wasn't a Meteorite — Here's What Experts Say
A fireball soared over Mexico City in the early hours of April 16. It wasn't a meteorite, though — it was a bolide, a much ...
A Meteorite From Alaska Challenges Theory of How Earth Got Its Water
Scientists speculate that asteroids colliding with Earth delivered water—an essential building block of life—but new research ...
Why meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes — a planetary scientist explains
A planetary scientist explains new research explaining the differing compositions between space rocks that hit Earth and are ...
A Major Meteor Shower Begins This Week: When To See It At Its Best
The annual display of Lyrids, famous for bright “fireball” shooting stars, will occur from April 17-26, peaking on April 22, ...
NASA warns of an asteroid roughly the size of a 35-storey building zooming towards Earth: All details here
NASA has issued a warning about asteroid 2023 KU, a 370-foot-wide space rock traveling at over 64,000 km/h. Expected to ...
When is the Lyrid meteor shower? See peak days, cloud forecast when fireballs are active
The Lyrid meteor shower is about to reach its peak activity for April. Here's when and how to see it, along with a cloud forecast.
NASA debuts free documentary on the race to stop killer asteroids
NASA has just premiered Planetary Defenders, offering a fascinating look at the high-stakes work geared toward protecting Earth from any large asteroids discovered coming our way.
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NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is speeding toward another close encounter with an asteroid
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the unexplored swarms of asteroids out near Jupiter.