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Phew! Truck-sized asteroid misses Earth

Huw Griffith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 27 01:07 PM

A truck-sized asteroid that suddenly loomed out of the darkness a few days ago sailed harmlessly past us on Thursday. Read more »

Close call: Is this asteroid a threat to Earth's satellites?

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Jan 26 10:30 PM

Asteroid 2023 BU is our closest near-Earth object. It's relatively small, but mere thousands of kilometers from Earth. Read more »

New potentially hazardous asteroid discovered

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 01 11:35 AM

An international team of astronomers announced the discovery of a large asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Earth, creating a small chance far in the future of a catastrophic collision. Read more »

NASA spaceship deflected asteroid in test to save Earth

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 12 03:05 AM

DART's success as a proof-of-concept has made a reality of science fiction, notably in films such as 'Armageddon' and 'Don't Look Up'. Read more »

LOOK: First images of asteroid strike from telescopes

Daniel Lawler, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 30 02:02 AM

The telescopes turned their gaze towards Dimorphos for a test of Earth's ability to defend itself against a potential life-threatening asteroid. Read more »

NASA's DART spacecraft crashes into asteroid

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Sep 27 11:39 AM

The mission is a dress rehearsal for what might one day be the best defense against an asteroid bound for Earth. Read more »

Direct impact? How to save Earth from an asteroid

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 27 06:33 AM

Should an approaching object be detected early, a spaceship could be sent to fly alongside it for long enough to divert its path. Read more »

NASA gears up to deflect asteroid in key test

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Sep 27 04:00 AM

The DART spacecraft is set to crash into an asteroid, marking the first time humanity has deflected an object in space. Read more »

NASA gears up to deflect asteroid, in key test of planetary defense

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 23 10:57 AM

NASA on Monday will attempt a feat humanity has never before accomplished: deliberately smacking a spacecraft into an asteroid to slightly deflect its orbit, in a key test of our ability to stop cosmic objects from devastating life on Earth. Read more »

Water in asteroid dust offers clues to life on Earth

Kyoko Hasegawa, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 23 07:45 AM

Specks of dust retrieved by a Japanese space probe from an asteroid some 300 million kilometers from Earth have revealed a surprising component: a drop of water, scientists said Friday. Read more »

Asteroid samples contain clues to origin of life: scientists

Kyoko Hasegawa, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 10 01:31 PM

Asteroid dust collected by a space probe contains organic material that shows some building blocks of life on Earth may have been formed in space. Read more »

Asteroid named after Filipino amateur astronomer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 11:18 PM

The asteroid named after the doctor circles the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, the department said. Read more »

Asteroid riding along in Earth’s orbit poses no danger

Will Dunham, Reuters
Posted at Feb 02 05:50 AM

Trojan asteroids can be wanderers in the solar system or material left over from their home planet's formation. Read more »

Asteroid with devastating impact to come close to Earth in 2029

Holly Chik, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Jan 05 04:49 PM

The bad news: an asteroid as big as the Eiffel Tower and named after a god of chaos is heading towards the Earth. The good news: it is expected to miss. Read more »

Alam N'yo Ba: Bakit gustong salpukin ng NASA ang isang asteroid?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 08:24 PM

Ginagawa nila ito para sa kaligtasan ng mga tao kaya tinatawag itong "planetary defense mission." Read more »

NASA launches mission to crash into near-Earth asteroid

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 24 09:12 AM

NASA is preparing a mission to smash a spacecraft into an asteroid, a test run should humanity ever need to stop a space rock from wiping out life on Earth. Read more »

NASA to deflect asteroid in test of 'planetary defense'

Chris Lefkow, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 05 06:21 AM

NASA plans to crash a spacecraft traveling at a speed of 24,000 kph into an asteroid next year in a test of "planetary defense." Read more »

Only slight chance of asteroid hitting Earth, says NASA

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 12 07:14 AM

An asteroid known as Bennu will pass within half the distance of the Earth to the Moon in the year 2135 but the probability of an impact with our planet in the coming centuries is very slight, scientists said Wednesday. Read more »

How 23 giant Chinese rockets could save the world from ‘doomsday’ asteroid

Stephen Chen, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jul 06 01:29 PM

China’s space program could one day save the world, with massive rockets traveling for years to defend the planet from huge asteroids capable of wiping out entire cities, according to the government.   Read more »

Large asteroid to pass by Earth on March 21: NASA

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 12 07:17 AM

The largest asteroid to pass by Earth this year will approach within some 1.25 million miles (2 million kilometers) of our planet on March 21, NASA said Thursday. Read more »