Por: Associated Press Science March 24, 2023
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An asteroid big enough to wipe out a city will zip harmlessly between Earth and the moon’s orbit this weekend, missing both celestial bodies.Saturday’s close encounter will offer astronomers the chance to study a space rock from just over 100,000 miles (168,000 kilometers) away. That’s less than half the distance from here to the moon, making it visible through binoculars and small telescopes.While asteroid... + full article
Newsweek USA Tech March 27, 2023
A NASA spacecraft is on the final leg of its journey back to Earth after collecting samples from asteroid Bennu.The OSIRIS-REx mission successfully selected samples of the asteroid in 2020. It is set to return to Earth on September 24, 2023. But why was asteroid Bennu chosen for... + más
NASA will slam its Dart spacecraft into an asteroid — and you can watch | The Boston Globe
How is NASA preparing for asteroid Bennu's return? | Newsweek
Newsweek USA Tech March 10, 2023
NASA is watching an asteroid that could collide with Earth in the next 23 years, as new research into its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) probe has been released.The asteroid, known as 2023 DW—which has a 50-meter (164 foot) diameter — was detected by the European... + más
NASA spacecraft successfully collides with asteroid | ABC News
Newsweek USA World December 14, 2022
A huge asteroid potentially measuring 460 feet in diameter is set to soar near the Earth on Thursday.The asteroid, named 2015 RN35, will pass our planet at a distance of about 426,000 miles and will be traveling at speeds of 5.91 kilometers per second, or around 13,220 miles per... + más
Asteroid the size of One World Trade Center set for close shave with Earth | Newsweek
The Hill USA Tech November 19, 2022
NASA and a number of other federal, state and local organizations war-gamed an asteroid impact on Winston-Salem, North Carolina, according to . The scenario depicted an asteroid measuring 70 meters in diameter being detected shortly before it entered the Earth’s atmosphere.... + 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
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
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