asteroid
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These 5 Spectacular Impact Craters Highlight Earth’s Wild History
I think all craters are cool, I’m just going to start with that. I am very biased. Impact craters occur on every planetary body in our Solar System, no matter the size. By studying impact craters and the meteorites that cause them, we can learn about the processes and the geology that shape our entire…
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A Truck-Size Asteroid Will Come ‘Extraordinarily Close’ to Earth Tomorrow
An asteroid is on its way to Earth, but don’t worry — the end is not here. The asteroid, dubbed 2023 BU, is about the size of a box truck and is not projected to impact our planet during its flyby on Thursday. However, it will be “one of the closest approaches by a known…
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An Asteroid Is Passing Earth Today, so Scientists Are Shooting It With Radio Waves
A group of researchers is attempting to bounce radio signals off a 152.40 m-wide asteroid during its close flyby of Earth on Wednesday.
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NASA’s Next Asteroid-Hunting Telescope Will Launch Later and Cost More Than Expected
NASA’s plan for an upcoming infrared asteroid-hunting telescope, called Near Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor, has officially changed. NEO Surveyor’s expected price tag has doubled from an estimated high of $US600 ($833) million to a whopping $US1.2 ($2) billion, while the launch has also been pushed from 2026 to June 2028.