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ESA selects Tyvak for Ramses Mission CubeSat involving asteroid flyby

Eweekly 25 Mar 2025
This mission aims to rendezvous with the asteroid 99942 Apophis ... the asteroid’s internal structure, says Tyvak ... Observation of the asteroid will take place before, during, and after its flyby.
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NASA warns 'potentially hazardous' asteroid the size of Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza will make ...

The Daily Mail 25 Mar 2025
Meteors, meteoroids and meteorites normally originate from asteroids and comets ... 'These results indicate multiple successive impacts may be required to deflect rather than disrupt asteroids, particularly carbonaceous asteroids,' researchers said.
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Why have Saturn's rings disappeared from view?

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 25 Mar 2025
Planets don't get much more iconic than Saturn. But if you managed to see it through a backyard telescope right now, you wouldn't see its rings ... .
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Meteorites and asteroids tracked back to their place of origin in the solar system

Space 24 Mar 2025
Astronomers have tracked several meteorites that dropped in on Earth back to their origin, space rocks in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter ....
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Asteroid 2024 YR may not hit Earth in 2032, but it—and others—will keep coming back

Phys Dot Org 24 Mar 2025
In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth ... Then in January of this year, the near approach of an asteroid perhaps a million times more massive went almost unnoticed ... Asteroid orbits.
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Asteroid 2024 YR May Not Hit Earth In 2032, But It - And Others - ...

MENA FN 23 Mar 2025
(MENAFN - The Conversation) In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation triggered a fervid series of observations of ... .
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Europe is Considering a Metal Asteroid Mission of its Own

Universe Today 21 Mar 2025
... is considering a mission to a metal-rich asteroid.
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Chinese scientists unveil six-legged robot for future asteroid and lunar mining

SpaceDaily 20 Mar 2025
... aiming to revolutionize how space mining is conducted on the moon and asteroids.
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Asteroid, Twice The Size Of Taj Mahal, Hurtling Towards Earth: NASA

News18 20 Mar 2025
The asteroid, which is approximately twice the size of Taj Mahal, belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth objects (NEOs) and is classified as a potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA) ... .
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NASA Tracking Airplane-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth

Newsweek 20 Mar 2025
Asteroid "2021 FH1" is set to whizz pass the Earth on March 21 at a zippy 30,959 miles past hour ....
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NASA to launch asteroid hunting spacecraft in 2027

The Hill 20 Mar 2025
a spacecraft targeting asteroids. A NewsNation exclusive reveals NASA's high-tech plan to save Earth if an asteroid ever comes barreling toward the planet ... asteroids and comets that could harm Earth.
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