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Japan to provide H3 rocket for Europe's mission to observe Apophis asteroid

Japan will join a European project to observe the Apophis asteroid when it passes close to the Earth by providing the H3 ...

A giant 73-foot asteroid will zoom past Earth today at a high speed of 16,920 mph

NASA has confirmed asteroid 2023 PX will pass Earth soon. The rock is around 73 feet wide in size. It is moving at a high speed through space.

Japan to join European space mission to observe near-Earth asteroid

Japan plans to join a European Space Agency mission to observe an asteroid set for a close flyby of Earth in 2029, a source ...
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BGSU Science Café: Big ideas about small bodies in our solar system

Astronomy often focuses on objects that are vast distances from Earth – stars that are light-years away, galaxies that are ...
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Smallsat missions proposed to study asteroid Apophis

Two mission concepts are seeking funding to fly by and even collide with an asteroid that is making a very close flyby of ...
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NASA Confirms: Stadium-Sized 1997 QK1 Asteroid Will Safely Fly Past Earth Tomorrow

NASA has confirmed that asteroid 1997 QK1, a massive rock roughly 990 feet wide, will make its closest approach to Earth on ...

NASA alert! Stadium-sized asteroid 1997 QK1 set for close flyby of Earth on August 20 at 22,000 mph; here’s what you need to know

A large asteroid, 1997 QK1, will safely pass Earth on August 20, 2025. NASA and ISRO will monitor this event. The asteroid is ...

NASA confirms a stadium-sized, 990-foot asteroid is on course for a close approach to Earth tomorrow

NASA has confirmed asteroid 1997 QK1 will make its closest approach on 20 August. The rock measures about 990 feet wide and is travelling at 21,994 miles per hour.