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Hera mission set to revisit asteroid
Investigating the possibility of using asteroid material to grow edible biomass for astronauts
A team of engineers and planetary scientists at Western University's Institute for Earth and Space Exploration, in Canada, ...
Asteroid Apophis' path near Earth in 2029 offers rare lessons in defending planet
Apophis will travel closer to us than any similarly sized astronomical object in recorded history, scientists said. It will ...
Is Earth destined for another extinction-level asteroid event? | The Excerpt
Robin George Andrews, author of "How to Kill an Asteroid," joins The Excerpt to discuss how scientists are working to ...
Five-mile asteroid impact crater below Atlantic captured in 'exquisite' detail by seismic data
New images of an asteroid impact crater buried deep below the floor of the Atlantic Ocean have been published today by ...
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ESA’s ‘planetary defence mission’ has startups dreaming of asteroid mining
The Hera mission will explore an asteroid deflection test. It also gives startups a chance to refine their technologies.
Earth's new mini-moon belongs to a group of promising targets for future asteroid miners trying to send humans on deep-space missions
Asteroids are ripe for mining. Some contain gold or platinum. Others could help make rocket fuel. When they're mini-moons, ...
Why we shouldn’t worry (too much) about an asteroid hitting Earth
Any time you see a headline about an asteroid heading towards the planet, you can relax. Big and small asteroids fly by Earth ...
Meet SpaceHopper, a three-legged hopping asteroid explorer
The bouncy bot was designed by university students in Switzerland for exploring microgravity environments, such as asteroids.
An asteroid known as a 'mini-moon' will join Earth's orbit for 2 months starting Sunday
A small asteroid will join Earth's orbit around the sun for two months beginning Sunday, becoming a 'mini-moon.' ...
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Was Bruce Willis right? Could a nuclear blast save us from killer asteroid?
Scientists simulated a nuclear explosion using x-ray pulses to push an asteroid-like rock away in space-like conditions.