An asteroid near Earth could become a temporary moon, then a crash risk

The asteroid, known as 2022 RD2, belongs to a rare class of space rocks called Arjunas. These objects travel around the sun ...
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NASA warns building-sized asteroid 2022 YS5 set for close Earth flyby on July 17; here’s why scientists are on alert

Asteroid 2022 YS5 is a building-sized asteroid that is scheduled to make a close approach to Earth on July 17, capturing the attention of astronomers, scientists, and space agencies worldwide.
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Small Asteroid Captured Hours Prior To Earth Impact

Small asteroid 2022 EB5 impacted Earth was discovered by Krisztián Sárneczky using the 0.60-m Schmidt telescope at Konkoly ...
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NASA’s DART mission punched the Didymos asteroid in 2022 — now it’s time to go back

The ESA’s autonomous Hera mission is going through preflight testing before it has to navigate the real Didymos asteroid system. The ESA’s autonomous Hera mission is going through preflight testing ...
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NASA Hit An Asteroid So Hard It Completely Changed Its Shape

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...