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Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer threatens to hit Earth, but we can still hit it — for science!
Despite a brief panic, asteroid 2024 YR4 isn't likely to hit us anytime soon, but we can still study the asteroid up close to ...
Sunset on the moon seen in spectacular images taken by Blue Ghost lander
While making the deliveries, the Blue Ghost lander experienced one lunar day. During the course of that day, it captured ...
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'I think we all know that hope is fading.' Private Odin asteroid probe is tumbling in space
AstroForge's Odin asteroid probe, the box-shaped spaceraft at center right, is seen after launch beneath the private ...
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Hope is all but lost for private asteroid probe in deep space — 'the chance of talking with Odin is minimal'
Vestri will also feature landing legs, because it will attempt to touch down on 2022 OB5 and get an up-close assessment of the asteroid's platinum-group metal abundance.
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Private lunar lander touches down on the moon, but its status is unknown
with its planned asteroid flyby unlikely. As for Athena, Intuitive Machines made dozens of repairs and upgrades following the ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 is going to miss Earth, but the story doesn’t end there
In reality, even as the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 was moving away, ground-based telescopes were able to gather enough observations to get a better handle on its orbit. So we can safely take a deep ...
Intuitive Machines’ Athena lander reaches the moon, but its status is unclear
The Houston-based company put its Athena spacecraft on the moon just after 12:30 p.m. ET. The landing site closer to the lunar south pole than any human or vehicle has traveled before.
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First-Ever Asteroid Mining Mission Loses Contact With Earth
Beyond Odin, AstroForge is already eyeing an asteroid landing mission, dubbed Vestri, despite the major challenges with its current probe. "We have probably the best group of investors in the world.
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NASA releases new details on ‘city-killer’ asteroid — and the moon may be at risk of being struck
Fortunately, Chodas claimed that the odds of a lunar crash-landing would likely fade as ... “While this asteroid no longer poses a significant impact hazard to Earth, 2024 YR4 provided an ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer threatens to hit Earth, but we can still hit it — for science!
If an asteroid really threatened the Earth, what would a planetary defense mission look like? Even rendezvous and landing missions are relatively easy. A launch in December 2028 could bring a ...