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An asteroid will soon enter Earth's orbit

Cincinnati Enquirer on MSN · 11h

We will call it mini-moon. All about Earth temporary second moon, asteroid 2024 PT5

There's a new moon on the horizon. The Earth will gain a second, mini-moon on Sept. 29, but it won't stick around too long. Here's what to know.

YAHOO!News · 13h

Earth now has another moon as small asteroid joins our orbit

Earth has a new “mini- moon ” after an asteroid has joined our orbit. The object, known as 2024 PT5, has been chasing after us for years. Now, it has become close enough to be pulled in by our gravity.

An asteroid will soon enter Earth's orbit as a temporary 'mini-moon'

A school-bus-sized asteroid is expected to spend about two months orbiting Earth as a "mini moon" as it gets temporarily caught by Earth’s gravity.

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Nukes Could Save Earth From an Asteroid, Just Not the Way You Imagine

Nuclear devices generate massive amounts of X-rays. A new experiment suggests that might be enough to divert a killer asteroid.

National Geographic news · 1d

Could a nuclear bomb’s x-rays save Earth from a killer asteroid?

Radiation from a nuclear explosion can vaporize the surface of an asteroid and change its trajectory, a new study finds.

A Nuclear Explosion Could Protect Earth From an Asteroid Catastrophe

A laboratory experiment conducted by an international team of researchers has confirmed that the X-rays emitted by a suitably-sized atomic blast could shunt asteroids around 3 to 5 kilometers wide (around 2 to 3 miles) off their course.

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Planetary defense research mission readies for asteroid visit

The European Space Agency is about to launch a spacecraft on an important research mission designed to bolster planetary ...

Live Science on MSN1d

NASA reveals images of enormous, snowman-shaped asteroid 2024 ON after its ultra-close approach to Earth

New close-up images reveal the surprising snowman shape of "potentially hazardous" asteroid 2024 ON, which tumbled safely ...

Did you know Earth is set to have another moon in its orbit? Here's what that means

Around the world in 57 days. A new moon is expected to be pulled into the Earth’s orbit by the end of September, but the ...

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‘Potentially Hazardous’ Asteroid Will Zoom By Earth Tonight—But NASA Says It’s Safe: What To Know

The asteroid is around 500 feet and will come within 2 million miles of Earth, which is about eight times further than the ...

Powerful X-Rays Could Save Earth From An Asteroid Collision, A Bizarre New Simulation Suggests

A recent lab experiment suggests we could deflect an incoming asteroid by heating its surface and letting the jets of ...

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Gizmodo Science Fair: A Clever Fix Rescued NASA’s Stuck Asteroid Samples

The OSIRIS-REx curation team is a winner of the 2024 Gizmodo Science Fair for safeguarding pristine samples of an asteroid ...

Techno-Science on MSN1d

🔭 Is there ultimately a risk that the asteroid Apophis will collide with Earth in 2029?

Asteroids frequently brush past our planet. However, Apophis, dubbed the "God of Chaos," may well write a new chapter in this ...

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Neil deGrasse Tyson’s terrifying prediction on when asteroid may hit Earth is approaching very soon

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson once shared a terrifying prediction about when an asteroid could possibly hit Earth.

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