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NASA or the Space Force: Who should protect Earth from dangerous asteroids?
NASA currently leads the nation's planetary defense efforts, but some are calling for the Space Force to take control.
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The asteroid that will spare Earth might hit the moon instead. What happens if it does?
The asteroid known as 2024 YR4 is out of sight yet still very much on scientists’ minds. The building-sized object, which ...
Hollywood Flashback: When ‘Armageddon’ Billboards Blew a Hole in L.A.
On its way to becoming the highest grossing movie of 1998, the Michael Bay disaster movie sparked a city-wide panic with its ...
NASA monitoring asteroid 'bigger than Leaning Tower of Pisa' as it zooms towards Earth
NASA is monitoring a giant space rock that is set to zoom past Earth next week – and it's bigger than the Leaning Tower of ...
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Senegal becomes 56th country to sign Artemis Accords for peaceful space exploration
Senegal has officially joined the Artemis Accords, becoming the 56th nation — and the fourth African country — to commit to a shared vision for peaceful and transparent space exploration.
NASA scientists are closely monitoring an airplane-sized asteroid which at the speed of 66,243 km will fly by Earth today!
Asteroid 2025 OU1, about 140 feet in diameter, will safely pass Earth in 2025. While it poses no immediate threat, scientists ...
NASA issues alert: 140-foot asteroid to approach Earth tomorrow at 41,157 miles per hour
NASA has confirmed that asteroid 2025 OU1 is approaching. It will pass Earth on Friday, 26 July. The rock is roughly 140 feet ...
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US tests heliostat-based system to detect asteroids without using telescopes
Heliostats that harness sunlight by day could help detect asteroids by night, offering the U.S. a scalable planetary defense ...