This Picture Of Mount Everest Was Captured By NASA’s Space Shuttle In 1996
A rare photograph of Mount Everest captured from the space shuttle Columbia during the 1996 STS-80 mission is shared by NASA.
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Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth go up as Webb telescope is tasked with studying potential "city-killer"
An asteroid has a small chance of hitting Earth less than eight years from now, and astronomers are enlisting the help of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to study it. Characterized as a ...
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An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, NASA says. Here's what to know about the potential "city killer."
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said in a statement. By New Year's Eve ...
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Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth went up. Scientists aren't surprised.
Space agencies like NASA and the European Space Agency, along with organizations like the International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN), would vigilantly monitor the menacing object. If necessary ...
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Nasa using world’s most powerful telescope to examine asteroid that could smash into Earth
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4: When exactly could the asteroid hit Earth and what would happen if it did?
A newly-discovered asteroid now has a slightly higher chance of hitting Earth than previously thought, according to scientists. The space rock - named 2024 YR4 - has a 2.2% chance of crashing into ...
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Chance of 2032 asteroid strike have increased. Why scientists say not to worry
Astronomers say a newly discovered 196-foot asteroid has a 1-in-43 chance of hitting Earth in 2032, according reporting from Space.com. The near-earth object was discovered in 2024 and has stirred ...
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James Webb Telescope To Refine 2024 YR4 Asteroid Size Estimate
Astronomers plan to use the James Webb space-based telescope starting next month to get more information on the 2024 YR4 asteroid, which has jumped to the top of the risk list of near-Earth objects.
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Asteroid Could Devastate Earth In 2182: What to Know
Bennu, a rocky object classified as a near-Earth asteroid, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with the Earth in September 2182, new research has discovered. The IBS Center for Climate Physics ...
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Space calendar 2025: Here are the moments you won't want to miss
European spacecraft Hera flies by Mars: March 12 Back in 2022, NASA deliberately crashed a spacecraft into a harmless asteroid to ... the nostalgia of NASA's space shuttle program.
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Risk of football pitch-sized asteroid hitting Earth doubles in a week
The Christmas asteroid, known formally as 2024 YR4, is currently at the top of both Nasa and the European Space Agency’s (ESA) asteroid-risk registers. Nasa estimates the rock weighs almost a ...
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Space and Astronomy
By Katrina Miller NASA and European scientists explain how they calculate the probability of the space rock 2024 YR4 ... that NASA collected from the asteroid Bennu found a wide assortment of ...