NASA has said that a “potentially hazardous” asteroid measuring the size of the iconic Brooklyn Bridge is projected to make a close approach to Earth on June 15. The asteroid is hurtling through space at an astonishing speed of over 48,000 mph. Its projected close approach marks the nearest encounter with an asteroid in recent…
Asteroid the Size of Brooklyn Bridge Labeled ‘Potentially Hazardous’ Passes by Earth
Homeowner Finds Rock That Crashed Through Roof Revealed as Ancient Meteorite From Asteroid Belt
The ancient space traveler landed in her house, of all places! While it’s not unusual to see meteors shooting through the night sky, particularly around this time of year, to have one land in one’s house—as it did for one New Jersey homeowner in May—is astronomically rare. Reports of “flight streaks” and loud sounds in…
Asteroid Discovery Suggests Ingredients for Life on Earth Came From Space
Two organic compounds essential for living organisms have been found in samples retrieved from the asteroid Ryugu, buttressing the notion that some ingredients crucial for the advent of life arrived on Earth aboard rocks from space billions of years ago. Scientists said on Tuesday they detected uracil and niacin in rocks obtained by the Japanese…
Studies Show How Asteroid-Bashing Spacecraft Was ‘Phenomenally Successful’
WASHINGTON—NASA’s DART spacecraft slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos at a spot between two boulders during last September’s first test of a planetary defense system, sending debris hurtling into space and changing the rocky oblong-shaped object’s path a bit more than previously calculated. Those were among the findings revealed by scientists on Wednesday in the…
Asteroid to Pass Closer to Earth Than Satellites
An asteroid roughly the size of a minivan will skim past Earth on Thursday night, coming closer than some satellites to the Earth’s surface, NASA reported on Wednesday. NASA calculated that the asteroid will make one of the closest approaches to Earth ever recorded, but will safely miss the planet. The space agency’s impact hazard…
Astronomers Discover Potentially Hazardous Asteroid That Could Collide With Earth
Astronomers have discovered three asteroids hiding in the sun’s glare, one of which could potentially collide with Earth in the future. The team of astronomers published the findings on Sept. 29 in The Astronomical Journal in a study titled, “A Deep and Wide Twilight Survey for Asteroids Interior to Earth and Venus.” Astronomers were able to…
Smacked Asteroid’s Debris Trail More Than 6,000 Miles Long
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The asteroid that got smacked by a NASA spacecraft is now being trailed by thousands of miles of debris from the impact. Astronomers captured the scene millions of miles away with a telescope in Chile. Their remarkable observation two days after last month’s planetary defense test was recently released a National Science Foundation…
Space Telescopes Capture Asteroid Slam With Striking Clarity
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The world now has stunning new photos of this week’s asteroid strike, the first planetary defense test of its kind. NASA on Thursday released pictures of the dramatic event taken by the Hubble and Webb space telescopes. A few hours later, SpaceX joined NASA in announcing that they’re studying the feasibility of sending…
NASA’s DART Spacecraft Successfully Hits Asteroid in Historic Test of Planetary Defense
NASA’s asteroid-deflecting DART spacecraft successfully struck a football stadium-sized asteroid in a historic test of the world’s first planetary defense system, designed to prevent a cosmic doomsday collision with Earth. “IMPACT SUCCESS!” NASA declared on Twitter after the spacecraft, flying at 14,000 miles per hour, struck “Dimorphos” on Monday at 7:14 p.m. ET. The U.S. space agency…
Why Is a NASA Spacecraft Crashing Into an Asteroid?
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—In the first-of-its kind, save-the-world experiment, NASA is about to clobber a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away. A spacecraft named Dart will zero in on the asteroid Monday, intent on slamming it head-on at 14,000 mph (22,500 kph). The impact should be just enough to nudge the asteroid into a slightly…
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