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Asteroid DW chances of impacting the Earth in 2046

Recently discovered asteroid 2023 DW has been predicted to have a close encounter with Earth on Feb. 14, 2046. See NASA's ...

Bus-size asteroid flew closer than the moon - watch the orbit animation

Asteroid 2024 DW flew about 139,000 miles (224,000 km) away from Earth. The space rock was estimated to be about 43 feet wide (13 m). Credit: Space.com | animation: NASA/JPL-Caltech | edited by Steve ...

NASA outlines Artemis II flight profile ahead of crewed Orion mission

NASA has released an animation detailing the Artemis II mission, a crewed test flight that will validate the Space Launch ...
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What Is Low Earth Orbit, and What Goes There?

More objects are being launched into space than ever, and most are headed for low Earth orbit. This region of space has become increasingly crowded with launches from SpaceX and others that have ...
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NASA confirms a new quasi-moon orbiting the Earth until 2083

Earth has just acquired a new best friend in space – a small asteroid named 2025 PN7. Not quite a moon, it has been moving in quiet company with our planet for decades, pacing our planet in nearly ...