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The space rock, called 7482 (1994 PC1), poses no threat to the Earth as it will be five times further away from the planet than the Moon, as it shoots by at 43,000 mph.

Scientific discoveries are only part of the challenge, says University of Arizonas Amy Mainzer. The rest is persuading people to do something about them.

NASA has been monitoring the asteroid 4660 Nereus since the early 1980s, looking after its every move because of its close proximity to Earth. Come December 11th, the asteroid will pass by the planet the closest its been in the past 20 years. While Nereus will still be roughly 2.4 million miles [...]

Cơ quan Hàng không và Vũ trụ Mỹ NASA vừa thông báo, tiểu hành tinh Bennu có nguy cơ lao vào Trái đất cao hơn những gì được dự đoán trước đó.

Thứ 5, 08/07/2021 | 06:28 16 Psyche vốn được cho là nơi chứa đầy sắt, niken và vàng, trị giá 10.000 triệu tỷ USD. Tuy nhiên nghiên cứu mới đây lại đưa ra kết luận khiến nhiều người thất vọng. 16 Psyche được phát hiện bởi nhà thiên văn học người Ý Annibale de Gasparis vào năm 1852. Tiểu hành tinh này được cho là lõi của một hành tinh chết và từ lâu được cho là chứa đầy kim loại bao gồm s...

New Models for xiJ Family of sCMOS Cameras Continuous progress in scientific fields places ever higher demands on the tools used in various research application areas.  To meet these increased requirements XIMEA has integrated the newest technologies improving the parameters important for the scientific community. Image Credit: XIMEA This progress started with the introduction of the newest Scientific CMOS (sCMOS) sensors by Gpixel company, assembled mainly under GSENSE family.  The XIMEA tea...

Stargazers and space enthusiasts officially have another significant date to add to the calendar: next month, a massive asteroid will pass the Earth at an unimaginably fast rate—approximately 97 percent faster than any other asteroid in known existence.  According to NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the asteroid known as 2001 FO32 is considered to be “potentially hazardous” due to its sheer size and the speed at which it will be whizzing past the Earth. That being said, according to a T...

An asteroid bigger than the Statue of Liberty will fly past Earth at 8:20pm GMT on Christmas Day, according to data from NASAs Center for Near Earth Studies. The asteroid, called 2014 SD224, will come within 0.02019 astronomical units, or nearly 1.9 million miles, from the Earths surface.   2014 SD224 has a diameter anywhere between 302 and 690 feet (92 to 210 metres) – meaning it could be more than twice the size of the Statue of Liberty (305 feet) or bigger than Salisbury Cathedral (404...

Asteroid bigger than Leaning Tower of Pisa set to collide with Earths orbit NASA predicts Asteroid XQ60, which is between 35m and 78m wide, will approach close to our atmosphere on December 21, the same day some conspiracy theorists believe the world will end The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now The Daily Stars FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up today! When you subsc...

Waymo accepted a settlement offer. uber will pay $245 million. waymo asked for $1.8 billion originally. nasa keeping tabs on the tesla roadster. it was shot in space aboard the spacex rocket. the david bowie blasting and a dummy behind the wheel. nasa will track the vehicle. the tesla now has its own entry labeled as a near earth object. "early start" continues right now. >> stay and fight. thats what rob porter says he was told by senior officials at white house. despite allegations of dome...