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Space agencies have discovered 95% of large asteroids that could threaten Earth, and none are heading our way. New telescopes launching soon will help scientists find and track the smaller ones even faster.
A 100-meter asteroid once labeled the "most dangerous in decades" will safely pass the moon in 2032, scientists confirm using the James Webb Space Telescope. The advanced tracking eliminated fears of a lunar collision that could have disrupted satellites.
A spacecraft just completed a supersonic speed boost in deep space, setting itself up to visit the asteroid that humanity deliberately smashed two years ago. The mission will help turn planetary defense from a one-time experiment into a repeatable safety system.
The James Webb Space Telescope just pulled off an incredible feat, tracking down a "lost" asteroid and proving it won't hit the moon in 2032 after all. Scientists thought the space rock had disappeared for three years, but international teams worked together to find it and confirm we're safe. #
Amateur astronomers with smart telescopes are joining NASA missions to track dangerous asteroids and discover comets. One citizen scientist in South Africa captured crucial data during NASA's asteroid deflection test.
The most dangerous asteroid ever discovered won't hit Earth or the moon after all, thanks to NASA's powerful James Webb Space Telescope tracking it 280 million miles away. Scientists now have proof that asteroid 2024 YR4 will safely pass by both worlds in December 2032.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope tracked one of the faintest asteroids ever observed to confirm it won't hit the Moon in 2032. The breakthrough shows how space telescopes can protect Earth and lunar satellites years before potential threats arrive.
A team at UC Santa Barbara has designed a system to blast dangerous asteroids into harmless bits using rockets and technology we already have. Unlike asteroid deflection methods, this "Pulverize It" program could work even with short warning times.
The world's most powerful space survey telescope just started collecting data, and it's already discovering asteroids at a mind-blowing pace. In its very first images, the Rubin Observatory found 1,500 new asteroids, including some spinning faster than scientists thought possible.
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A spacecraft heading to explore a metal-rich asteroid just flew within 2,864 miles of Mars, capturing breathtaking images while getting a gravity-powered speed boost. The clever maneuver saved fuel and put the mission on track for a 2029 arrival that could reveal secrets about how Earth's core formed.
A Silicon Valley nonprofit is working to protect our planet from dangerous asteroid impacts through research, education, and global cooperation. Since 2002, the B612 Foundation has been advancing asteroid detection and deflection strategies while teaching the world about these cosmic threats.
NASA's asteroid defense mission captured the first proof that space rocks gently toss debris at each other like cosmic snowballs, reshaping surfaces over millions of years. The discovery came from images taken seconds before the spacecraft deliberately crashed into an asteroid in 2022.
When NASA deliberately smashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in 2022, scientists hoped to prove we could defend Earth from space rocks. New data reveals the impact did something even better: it shifted the entire asteroid system's path around the Sun.
For the first time ever, humans have measurably shifted the orbit of a celestial body around the Sun. When NASA deliberately crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in 2022, the impact changed the path of not just one asteroid, but two.
The Elon University women's track and field team just completed a perfect season sweep, capturing their fifth conference championship in six years. Their dominant 193-point performance earned them the rare triple crown: fall cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track titles all in one academic year.
That asteroid scientists were watching? New data from the James Webb Space Telescope just confirmed it will safely miss the Moon in 2032. What looked like a small chance of impact turned into a clear all-clear thanks to unprecedented observations.
Four years after NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid to test Earth's defenses, scientists confirmed it worked even better than expected. The impact not only changed the asteroid's path but altered its orbit around the Sun for the first time in human history.
Scientists peering inside rocks from asteroid Bennu discovered something unexpected: tiny crack networks that solve a puzzle about how asteroids behave in space. The discovery came from samples that traveled 4 billion miles to reach Earth.
Two major space agencies just signed a historic agreement to send a spacecraft to asteroid Apophis during its rare close flyby of Earth. The mission will gather crucial data to help protect our planet from future asteroid threats.
Four years after NASA deliberately crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid, new research confirms humanity just changed a space rock's path around the Sun for the first time ever. The successful experiment means we now have a proven way to protect our planet from future asteroid threats.
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