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Science history: DART, humanity’s first-ever asteroid deflection mission, punches a space rock in the face — Sept. 26, 2022On Sept. 26, 2022, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test craft smashed into its target, the hazardous asteroid Dimorphos, and raised hopes that a space rock could be deflected from a collision course with Earth.
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What happened to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs?A killer asteroid slammed into Earth at 27,000 mph around 66 million years ago. Where is it now?
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Skyscraper-size asteroid previously predicted to hit us in 60 years will zoom past Earth on Thursday (Sept. 18) — and you can see it liveThe "potentially hazardous" asteroid 2025 FA22 will fly close past Earth at more than 24,000 mph on Thursday (Sept. 18). The space rock was previously predicted to have a slim chance of impacting our planet in 2089, temporarily earning it the top spot on a major risk list.
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Asteroid Apophis flyby will be 'once in a millennium' opportunity for skywatchers and scientistsIn 2029, asteroid Apophis will skim safely past Earth, where it will be visible to billions. For scientists, it's a once-in-a-millennium planetary experiment.
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(Retracted) Massive comet trail may have transformed Earth's climate more than 12,000 years ago, tiny particles suggestA massive comet trail may have caused climate upheaval on Earth more than 12,000 years ago, sparking the Younger Dryas.
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Astronomers discover strange solar system body dancing in sync with Neptune: 'Like finding a hidden rhythm in a song'Astronomers have discovered an object at the edge of the solar system that is locked in a strange rhythmic dance with the ice giant Neptune.
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Building blocks of life may be far more common in space than we thought, study claimsComplex organic molecules found floating around a distant protostar could mean that space is far richer in life's precursors than scientists assumed.
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Giant space 'boulders' unleashed by NASA's DART mission aren't behaving as expected, revealing hidden risks of deflecting asteroidsDebris released from the asteroid Dimorphos during NASA's DART mission has a higher momentum and less random distribution than expected, which "changes the physics we need to consider when planning these types of missions," researchers say.
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Astronomers spot potential 'interstellar visitor' shooting through the solar system toward EarthA newly discovered object, dubbed A11pl3Z, appears to be moving too fast and straight to have originated in the solar system. If confirmed, it will be the third interstellar visitor ever spotted.
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