Por: Newsweek Tech November 02, 2022
Scientists have discovered a huge asteroid that occasionally crosses Earth's orbit around the sun, giving rise to the possibility that it could one day collide with our planet in the far distant future.The space rock, called 2022 AP7, is one of three that were recently found as part of an asteroid survey being carried out by scientists using the Dark Energy Camera with the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter telescope in Chile.The other two, called... + full article
CBS News USA Science November 01, 2022
For a long time, the sun's glare has been hiding a secret — a trio of space rocks with one member that could one day be hazardous to the planet. Of the three asteroids recently discovered by astronomers, two are so massive that they have been described as planet killers... + más
NASA will slam its Dart spacecraft into an asteroid — and you can watch | The Boston Globe
Asteroid the size of One World Trade Center set for close shave with Earth | Newsweek
The New York Times USA Science October 31, 2022
Astronomers on the hunt for modestly sized asteroids that could vaporize a city or bulkier beasts that could sterilize Earth’s surface have spotted a new potential threat. But there’s no immediate need to worry — it’ll be many generations until it may pose a danger to... + más
Newsweek USA World October 24, 2022
A gargantuan asteroid measuring between 1,000 and 2,430 feet in diameter, is due to fly past Earth on November 1.The asteroid, named 2022 RM4, is traveling at speeds of roughly 52,500 miles per hour, and is expected to sail past the Earth at a distance of 1,427,801 miles.In... + más
NASA spacecraft successfully collides with asteroid | ABC News
Forbes USA Business October 11, 2022
Topline NASA Tuesday it successfully changed the orbit of a small asteroid 7 million miles from Earth, two weeks after the agency rammed an uncrewed spacecraft into the asteroid to test whether NASA can redirect incoming space objects before they barrel toward Earth. NASA... + más
ABC News USA Tech September 28, 2022
NASA has successfully tested its Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft, or DART, which collided with an asteroid Monday night.Asteroid Dimorphos, which NASA said is the size of a football stadium, does not pose a threat to the planet, in this case. But will help scientists... + más
NASA Is Crashing a Spacecraft Into an Asteroid. Here's Why and How to Watch | NBC 6 South Florida
The Boston Globe USA Nation September 26, 2022
NASA will cause quite a stir in the cosmos Monday night, when an unmanned spacecraft is scheduled to crash into an asteroid millions of miles from Earth in a test of our planet’s ability to defend itself against asteroid and comet strikes.Here’s a quick primer on NASA’s... + más
How to watch NASA crash a spacecraft into an asteroid on Monday | The Verge
Newsweek USA World September 26, 2022
NASA is crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid, in order to test how much a collision would deflect space rocks.On September 26, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft is due to crash into the side of Dimorphos, a small asteroid orbiting the larger near-Earth... + más
EXPLAINER: Why a NASA spacecraft will crash into an asteroid | WPTV
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