Asteroids are minor planets that are not comets, especially those of the inner Solar System. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones.
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NASA is paying SpaceX $69M to crash a rocket into an asteroid
NASA today awarded SpaceX a $69 million contract to redirect an asteroid off its intended path. The mission, called the ...
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Scientists: Earth might be ripped apart by gravity when the Sun dies
If it weren’t for the sun constantly showering us with energy, there would be no life on Earth. But eventually stars like ...
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Why it’s so hard to detect dangerous asteroids before they hit Earth
Earth is often in the firing line of fragments of asteroids and comets, most of which burn up tens of kilometers above our ...
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Asteroid-powered volcanoes killed the dinosaurs, scientists say
It’s almost 40 years since scientists discovered what wiped out the dinosaurs: an asteroid hitting Earthnear modern-dayMexico. ...
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NASA sends spacecraft to meet asteroid on collision-course with Earth
NASA’s spacecraft OSIRIS-REx has finally reached the asteroid 101955 Bennu – which may be on collision course with the ...
