Amid 3I/ATLAS Buzz ESA’s Planetary Defense Team Detects The 40,000th Near-Earth Asteroid; Is The Planet Safe?

The Planetary Defence System of the ESA earlier identified the 40,000th near-Earth asteroid. The current tally since the ESA ...
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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. It ...

Shooting for the Stars: MSU’s Gout makes asteroid discovery first for Mississippi

STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi State University faculty member has made a celestial discovery in Starkville: the first ...

NASA Tracking Bus-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth This Week

Asteroid 2025 VP1 is hurtling through space at more than 18,300 miles per hour, the space agency has reported.

MSU assistant professor discovers new asteroid, a first for the state

A faculty member from Mississippi State University has discovered a new asteroid, a first for the Magnolia State.
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NASA's Lucy spacecraft beams back pictures of an asteroid shaped like a lumpy bowling pin

NASA's Lucy spacecraft has beamed back pictures from its latest asteroid flyby, revealing a long, lumpy, odd-shaped space rock.The space agency released the images Monday, a day after the close ...
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Jupiter’s birth may be tied to Earth’s origin zone

Planetary scientists have recently drawn a connection between the birth of Jupiter and the formation zone of Earth, suggesting a shared origin in the early solar system. This revelation not only ...
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NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is speeding toward another close encounter with an asteroid

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – 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. The ...