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NASA Tracks Close Asteroid Flyby — Here's Why It Matters
A building-sized asteroid named 2022 YS5 is making a close approach to Earth on July 17, and space agencies across the globe ...
UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : Science and Technology MCQs on re-entry of a spacecraft, microgravity and more (Week 119)
Are you preparing for UPSC CSE Prelims 2026? Check your progress and revise your topics through this quiz on Science and ...
NASA’s DART Mission Deflected an Asteroid – But Unleashed a Swarm of Space Boulders
Astronomers at the University of Maryland found that a surprising burst of rocky debris released during the DART mission ...
Giant space 'boulders' unleashed by NASA's DART mission aren't behaving as expected, revealing hidden risks of deflecting asteroids
Debris released from the asteroid Dimorphos during NASA's DART mission has a higher momentum and less random distribution ...
Massive Boulders Ejected by DART Mission Could Complicate Future Asteroid Deflection
NASA’s DART impact on Dimorphos unleashed boulders with more force than expected, complicating future defences.
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Could asteroid mining actually work? Maybe if we start with impact sites on the moon
"Can humanity enjoy the benefits of both asteroid and lunar mining without compromise, or do we have to choose one at the expense of the other?" ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 won't Earth but it could still ruin your day: Here's how
"The impact could pose some danger to equipment or astronauts on the moon, and certainly to satellites and other Earth-orbiting platforms, which are above our atmosphere." ...