Earth's new mini-moon belongs to a group of promising targets for future asteroid miners trying to send humans on deep-space missions
Asteroids are ripe for mining. Some contain gold or platinum. Others could help make rocket fuel. When they're mini-moons, ...
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Earth gains a second Moon: Asteroid 2024 PT5 joins orbit
From September 29 to November 25, Earth will have two natural satellites. In addition to the Moon, asteroid 2024 PT5, also ...
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Nuking an asteroid could save Earth from destruction, researchers show in 1st-of-its-kind X-ray experiment
A powerful burst of X-rays from a nuclear explosion could be used to stop Armageddon just in the nick of time, a new ...
An asteroid known as a 'mini-moon' will join Earth's orbit for 2 months starting Sunday
A small asteroid will join Earth's orbit around the sun for two months beginning Sunday, becoming a 'mini-moon.' ...
Radar Catches Oddly Shaped Stadium-Sized Asteroid Zooming Past Earth
The Deep Space Network’s Goldstone Solar System Radar near Barstow, California, captured a series of radar images of the near ...
Nukes (Yes, Nukes) Could Save Earth from an Asteroid
Eager to not meet a similar fate, the National Academy of Sciences has called for planetary defense to be a national priority ...
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A space rock is about to become Earth’s new ‘mini-moon’
The newly discovered asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will temporarily be captured by Earth’s gravity and orbit our world from September 29 to November 25, according to astronomers. Then, the space ...
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Could a nuclear bomb’s x-rays save Earth from a killer asteroid?
With an extremely short warning time, space agencies may opt to disrupt the asteroid: they would blow it to smithereens, fragmenting it into tiny pieces that would mostly miss Earth or burn up ...