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An asteroid will soon enter Earth's orbit

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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.

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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.

Business Insider on MSN · 1d

Earth is about to get a 2nd moon, for 57 days only. Here's what you need to know.

A moonlet from the Arjuna asteroid belt is set to fall into Earth's orbit for 57 days. The school-bus-sized space rock won't return until 2055.

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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.

Scientists successfully ‘nuke asteroid’ — in a lab mock-up

Experiment shows that, in a worst-case scenario, humanity could use a nuclear explosion to save the planet from a deadly impact.

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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 ...

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

When asteroid samples dropped to the Utah desert in 2023, it was go time for NASA's dedicated curation team.

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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 ...

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Asteroid alert: NASA warns of three massive space rocks on a collision course with Earth today

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is currently tracking three asteroids scheduled to pass Earth on 25 025.

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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 ...

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Watch the Skies: Debris From NASA’s DART Asteroid Collision Could Spark a Meteor Display on Earth

NASA's DART mission in 2022 dramatically altered an asteroid's orbit, potentially sending debris toward Earth and Mars, ...

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