Monstrous asteroid to speed by Earth next week
A large “potentially hazardous asteroid” is expected to swing fewer than six lunar distances from Earth at the beginning of next month. The asteroid, known as 2022 RM4, is expected to … Read More
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NASA’s DART asteroid collision shown in newly released photos
Stunning images showing NASA’s DART spacecraft’s intentional collision with an asteroid were released Tuesday. The Italian Space Agency shared the first images snapped by the tiny camera trailing the vending-machine-sized … Read More
Inside plan to hunt ‘potentially dangerous’ asteroids with algorithm
A new algorithm for scanning the distant corners of space has spotted more than 100 previously unseen asteroids. The software is powered by a major tech company and offers new … Read More
