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“The probability that asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike the Moon on 22 December 2032 is now approximately 4 percent, and this ...
"The United Nations declaration of June 30 as Asteroid Day is a very important milestone for us," Asteroid Day co-founder ...
The United Nations formally adopted Asteroid Day in 2016. The decision followed a proposal from the Association of Space ...
Jawin is also a co-investigator on the science team of the OSIRIS-APEX mission, which is sending the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to a new asteroid, Apophis.] What are some of the highlights that have been ...
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution in December 2016, declaring June 30 International Asteroid Day.
Stars passing close to the sun could cause planets to collide, including with Earth, or even be ejected as rogue planets, new ...
The designation is already used in other parts of the world to raise awareness for space science and planetary defense.
After threatening our world with a three percent chance of impact, asteroid 2024 YR4 exited the scene with a four percent ...
June 30 is Asteroid Day, which honors the Tunguska event in Russia 117 years ago and teaches about asteroids and their ...
Astronomers estimate that an asteroid this large comes this close to Earth only about once every 7,500 years. It also appears ...
As Asteroid Day marks its 10th anniversary, U.S. Senators Kelly and Cornyn introduce a resolution to establish National Asteroid Day.
Claims that an asteroid or comet airburst destroyed the biblical Sodom captured the public’s imagination. Its retraction ...