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Astronomers track object parked near Earth’s orbit

A recent discovery by astronomers has sparked intrigue and curiosity in the scientific community. An object, exhibiting unusual characteristics and a rare orbit, has been found parked near Earth’s ...
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NASA flags an asteroid with a potential Earth-impact trajectory

NASA flags an asteroid, the odds shift, and better tracking usually turns worry into a clean miss. The system improves each ...
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Object heading toward earth, scientists think it's 1960s space junk

Scientists are tracking an object heading toward earth that could enter the planet’s orbit, and they are not entirely sure what it is. The object, named Asteroid 2020 SO, is believed to be man made ...
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Harvard scientist warns interstellar object blasting toward Earth ‘may come to save – or destroy us’

A Harvard astronomer is suggesting that an interstellar object nearing Earth could be an engineered object — rather than a natural one — after making similar claims in in 2023 and 2017. "The ...
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Asteroid 99942 Apophis won't impact Earth for at least a century, NASA finds

PHILADELPHIA -- An asteroid named for the Egyptian god of chaos and darkness won't be wreaking any havoc on Earth -- at least not this century. That's the good news from NASA's Center for Near-Earth ...
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Deep space, dim objects: Why asteroid mining caught the Space Force’s eye

In national security space, “dim objects” typically refer to satellites or debris that emit little energy and are hard to see with traditional sensors. Detecting and characterizing them is already ...
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Third known interstellar object to pass through solar system, right next to Earth’s orbit

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that’s wandered into our backyard. The space agency spotted the quick-moving object with the Atlas telescope in Chile earlier this ...