NASA Asteroid
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Asteroid to zip past Earth in one of the closest encounters ever recordedNASA scientists have estimated the asteroid is between 3.5 to 8.5 metres long.TrendingJan 26, 2023
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NASA’s DART mission will smash spacecraft into a huge asteroid — here’s how to watchOn Sept. 26, 2022, NASA's DART Mission will impact an asteroid that poses no threat to Earth as humanity’s first test for planetary defence.ScienceAug 26, 2022
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NASA spacecraft collects up to 4.5 pounds of asteroid to be sent to EarthThe spacecraft Osiris-Rex won't depart Bennu's neighbourhood until March at the earliest, when the asteroid and Earth are properly aligned.ScienceOct 29, 2020
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NASA spacecraft grabs rock from speeding Bennu asteroid in historic firstThe OSIRIS-REx spacecraft played 'tag' with the surface of the asteroid, snatching a sample of rock in a historic first for NASA.TrendingOct 21, 2020
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NASA identifies ‘asteroid’ expected to become mini-moon next month as old rocketInstead of a cosmic rock, the newly discovered object appears to be an old rocket from a failed moon-landing mission 54 years ago that's finally making its way back home, according to NASA's leading asteroid expert.ScienceOct 11, 2020
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Asteroid to zoom right by Earth this week, and scientists are watching closelyWhile scientists have been keeping a keen eye on the incoming asteroid, it's been difficult to track.ScienceOct 10, 2017
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