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China plans to deflect an asteroid by 2030 to showcase Earth protection skills
By Robert Lea published
China aims to launch its first planetary defense mission by 2030, to showcase the skills needed to nudge a dangerous asteroid away from Earth.

Jumping on an asteroid: How VR is being used to visit worlds we can never reach
By Jackson Ryan published
At the 2024 Astronomical Society of Australia's Annual Scientific Meeting, I got to walk on an asteroid in virtual reality. Here's what I found in Ryugu World.

2 asteroids just zipped by Earth, and NASA caught footage of the action
By Victoria Corless published
NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar has collected invaluable information about two asteroids that flew very close to Earth. Don't worry, neither posed a threat.

It's International Asteroid Day, and astronomers have much to celebrate
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
"It's a fun day."

Phosphate in NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample suggests space rock Bennu hails from an ocean world
By Victoria Corless published
NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission brought pieces of space rock Bennu to Earth in 2023. An analysis of these samples has revealed interesting data.

When a dangerous asteroid threatens Earth, humanity will have to work together, NASA says
By Mike Wall published
Earth's oft-squabbling nations will need to set aside their differences, at least for a while, when a big, dangerous asteroid puts our planet in its crosshairs.

NASA discussing asteroid-threat exercise today: Watch it live
By Mike Wall published
NASA will discuss the results of a recent asteroid-threat exercise today (June 20), and you can watch it live.

Where did Earth's water come from? This ancient asteroid family may help us find out
By Keith Cooper published
The family is part of a larger asteroid that was smashed to pieces 130 million years ago.
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