potentially hazardous asteroids
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Asteroid Apophis Could One Day Hit Earth. Here’s How We Could Get to It First
The clock is officially ticking.
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NASA Is Moving Forward With Space-Based Mission To Hunt For Hazardous Asteroids
NASA will begin developing a space-based telescope to track the asteroids near Earth, according to a statement by NASA’s associate administrator for science, Thomas Zurbuchen.
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NASA Accidentally Destroys NYC In Attempt To Save Denver (Thankfully It Was Just A Simulation)
If you really want to prepare for an asteroid impact, you might as well simulate some of the worst possible outcomes — like an asteroid blasting into the heart of New York City.
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Astronomers Perform Enormous Asteroid Readiness Exercise
On October 12, 2017, a 20-meter asteroid passed just 50,000 kilometers from Earth. For weeks, dozens of astronomers from labs around the world mobilized, measuring everything they could about the asteroid in preparation for an impact.