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114 Asteroids Came Closer to Earth Than the Moon This Year, There Are Over 30K Out There
114 Asteroids Came Closer to Earth Than the Moon This Year, There Are Over 30K Out There

5 Oct 2023, 08:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA's September 2023 update on the number of known near-Earth asteroids reveals there are at least 31,248 of them out there

 
There Are 25K Asteroids Out There, and NASA Proved We Can’t Stop a Single One
There Are 25K Asteroids Out There, and NASA Proved We Can’t Stop a Single One

5 Jun 2021, 07:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA released the latest near-Earth asteroid count: there are over 25,000 that we know of, and possibly 15,000 more we know nothing about

 
Animation Shows NASA’s Plan to Smash a Spacecraft Into an Asteroid to Deflect It
Animation Shows NASA’s Plan to Smash a Spacecraft Into an Asteroid to Deflect It

23 May 2021, 06:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA is getting ready to send a spacecraft on a collision course with an asteroid to see how impact could change the celestial body's trajectory

 
Asteroid Apophis to Leave Earth Alone for a Century, Still Scary-Close in 2029
Asteroid Apophis to Leave Earth Alone for a Century, Still Scary-Close in 2029

1 Apr 2021, 07:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Asteroid Apophis is not in the position to strike Earth in 2068, will still make a scary 20,000 miles flyby of Earth in 2029

 
Asteroid Apophis Nears Earth on April 13, 2029, Spacecraft Could Greet It
Asteroid Apophis Nears Earth on April 13, 2029, Spacecraft Could Greet It

1 May 2019, 14:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / On Friday, April 13, 2029 an asteroid named after the Egyptian God of Chaos will come 31,000 km (19,000 miles) from Earth