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Asteroid ‘Families’ Reveal Hidden Histories and Impact Risks across the Solar System

Asteroid ‘Families’ Reveal Hidden Histories and Impact Risks across the Solar System ...

Asteroid ‘Families’ Reveal Solar System’s Secret History

In our own solar system, there are pretty good odds that you could stand on the surface of an asteroid and not even be able ...

Jupiter is a Gas Giant, So How Can Asteroids Not Pass Through It? This Is Quite Surprising

I remember watching a documentary that described Jupiter as a gas giant. The image that came to my mind was a huge, soft "cotton candy" floating in space. Think about it, cotton candy can be pierced ...
Morning Overview on MSN

NASA warns skyscraper-sized asteroid is heading for Earth

NASA has issued an alert about an impending asteroid, one as large as a skyscraper, that is on a trajectory towards our ...
AOL

NASA's Lucy prepares for second asteroid flyby on the road to Jupiter

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is closing in on its second close encounter with an asteroid, expected to happen on April 20, 2025. This pass marks another key step in a long journey that began in 2021 and ...
Earth.com

Hard-to-spot asteroids hiding near Venus could threaten Earth

Astronomers warn of hidden asteroids near Venus that evade detection, with some capable of crossing Earth’s orbit and posing ...
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Jupiter's Auroras Captured By The James Webb Space Telescope

Jupiter's auroras were captured by the James Webb Space Telescope's Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam) Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Ricardo Hueso (UPV), Imke de Pater (UC Berkeley), Thierry Fouchet ...
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Earth's next 'mini-moon' could create a gold rush for asteroid miners

Every so often, Jupiter's strong gravity sends an asteroid hurtling through the solar system, sometimes towards Earth. Last ...
WESH

NASA's Lucy spacecraft beams back pictures of an asteroid shaped like a lumpy bowling pin

NASA's Lucy spacecraft has beamed back pictures from its latest asteroid flyby, revealing a long, lumpy, odd-shaped space rock.The space agency released the images Monday, a day after the close ...