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NASA Launches Spacecraft That Will Crash Into Asteroid. Why It's Important
NASA has launched a mission to deliberately smash a spacecraft into an asteroid -- a test run should humanity ever need to stop a giant space rock from wiping out life on Earth.
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NASA Launches DART Mission Aboard SpaceX Rocket to Kick an Asteroid Off Course
NASA is preparing a mission to deliberately smash a spacecraft into an asteroid — a test run should humanity ever need to stop a giant space rock from wiping out life on Earth.
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NASA To Launch Spacecraft To Kick An Asteroid Off Course
NASA is preparing to launch a mission to deliberately smash a spacecraft into an asteroid -- a test run should humanity ever need to stop a giant space rock from wiping out life on Earth.
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NASA Shares Dramatic Image of 2 Galaxies Locked in a Cosmic Dance
NASA has shared an incredible image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope that shows two galaxies tied in sort of a cosmic dance.
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Asteroid 2006 QQ23: Space Rock Bigger Than Empire State Building to Pass by Earth Today
A giant asteroid, known as 2006 QQ23, is moving towards Earth; however, it will sail past our planet today without causing any harm, NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) has said.
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Amateur Astronomers Capture Footage Of A Space Rock Crashing Into Jupiter
Jupiter, the gas giant that may have obliterated most of our solar system's original set of planets, got a taste of its own medicine a couple of weeks back.
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Giant Comets May Threaten Earth: Astronomers
Planet Earth could be at higher risk of a space rock impact than widely thought, according to astronomers who suggested on Tuesday keeping a closer eye on distant giant comets.
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Doomsday is not Near, NASA Reassures Amid Collision Rumours
A giant asteroid - around 2.5 kms in diameter - is heading towards Earth. An asteroid of its size has the potential to cause global devastation if it was to hit Earth, but NASA said the space rock poses no danger to us.
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Huge Asteroid to Whip Past Earth on Monday
An asteroid up to 1,800 feet (550 meters) across is headed Earth's way. But don't worry: It will miss us by 745,000 miles (1.2 million kilometers), about three times the distance between Earth and the moon.
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Large asteroid swinging past the Earth today carries its own moon
Astronomers getting their first close-up glimpse of a giant asteroid about to whiz by Earth found a surprise bonus rock. A smaller moon asteroid is circling the larger space rock, an unusual but not unheard of space phenomenon.
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NASA Launches Spacecraft That Will Crash Into Asteroid. Why It's Important
NASA has launched a mission to deliberately smash a spacecraft into an asteroid -- a test run should humanity ever need to stop a giant space rock from wiping out life on Earth.
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NASA Launches DART Mission Aboard SpaceX Rocket to Kick an Asteroid Off Course
NASA is preparing a mission to deliberately smash a spacecraft into an asteroid — a test run should humanity ever need to stop a giant space rock from wiping out life on Earth.
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NASA To Launch Spacecraft To Kick An Asteroid Off Course
NASA is preparing to launch a mission to deliberately smash a spacecraft into an asteroid -- a test run should humanity ever need to stop a giant space rock from wiping out life on Earth.
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NASA Shares Dramatic Image of 2 Galaxies Locked in a Cosmic Dance
NASA has shared an incredible image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope that shows two galaxies tied in sort of a cosmic dance.
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Asteroid 2006 QQ23: Space Rock Bigger Than Empire State Building to Pass by Earth Today
A giant asteroid, known as 2006 QQ23, is moving towards Earth; however, it will sail past our planet today without causing any harm, NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) has said.
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Amateur Astronomers Capture Footage Of A Space Rock Crashing Into Jupiter
Jupiter, the gas giant that may have obliterated most of our solar system's original set of planets, got a taste of its own medicine a couple of weeks back.
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Giant Comets May Threaten Earth: Astronomers
Planet Earth could be at higher risk of a space rock impact than widely thought, according to astronomers who suggested on Tuesday keeping a closer eye on distant giant comets.
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Doomsday is not Near, NASA Reassures Amid Collision Rumours
A giant asteroid - around 2.5 kms in diameter - is heading towards Earth. An asteroid of its size has the potential to cause global devastation if it was to hit Earth, but NASA said the space rock poses no danger to us.
-
Huge Asteroid to Whip Past Earth on Monday
An asteroid up to 1,800 feet (550 meters) across is headed Earth's way. But don't worry: It will miss us by 745,000 miles (1.2 million kilometers), about three times the distance between Earth and the moon.
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Large asteroid swinging past the Earth today carries its own moon
Astronomers getting their first close-up glimpse of a giant asteroid about to whiz by Earth found a surprise bonus rock. A smaller moon asteroid is circling the larger space rock, an unusual but not unheard of space phenomenon.
