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Asteroid DW Chances Of Impacting The Earth In 2046

Recently discovered asteroid 2023 DW has been predicted to have a close encounter with Earth on Feb. 14, 2046. See NASA's ...
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Small asteroid captured hours prior to Earth impact

Small asteroid 2022 EB5 impacted Earth was discovered by Krisztián Sárneczky using the 0.60-m Schmidt telescope at Konkoly ...
Phys.org

Scientists find quasi-moon orbiting the Earth for the last 60 years—and it's not the first one

Everyone who has ever lived on Earth has been well-aware of the moon, but it turns out Earth also has some frequent temporary companions. These "quasi-moons" are small asteroids that enter into a kind ...
USA Today

SpaceX launches Fram2: 4 astronauts seek to make historic flight over Earth's poles

A SpaceX spacecraft carrying four international astronauts is on a pioneering journey circling Earth over its poles after launching Monday night from Florida. Financed and led by cryptocurrency ...
Business Insider

Earth's orbit is so crowded that space traffic controllers issue more than 1,000 collision warnings per day

Space junk has filled up so much of Earth's orbit that it's endangering satellites and astronauts. The company Kayhan Space issues roughly 1,000 space-collision warnings per day. Earth-orbit experts ...
Los Angeles Times

Soviet-era spacecraft plunges to Earth after 53 years stuck in orbit

A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than half a century after its failed launch to Venus. Its uncontrolled entry was confirmed by the Russian space agency Roscosmos and European ...