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Aug 11, 2021 · Bennu, a potentially hazardous asteroid, has a 1-in-1,750 chance of hitting Earth in the next 300 years, according to new calculations based on OSIRIS-REx data. The study reveals the asteroid's precise orbit and its future proximity to our planet, but also the low likelihood of a catastrophic collision.
Jul 3, 2024 · The Deep Space Network’s Goldstone planetary radar had a busy few days observing asteroids 2024 MK and 2011 UL21 as they safely passed Earth. Scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California recently tracked two asteroids as they flew by our planet.
The dashboard displays the next five Earth approaches to within 4.6 million miles (7.5 million kilometers or 19.5 times the distance to the moon); an object larger than about 150 meters that can approach the Earth to within this distance is termed a potentially hazardous object.
When asteroid Apophis was discovered in 2004, it was identified as one of the most hazardous asteroids that could impact Earth.
Jun 21, 2024 · Imagine if scientists discovered a giant asteroid with a 72% chance of hitting the Earth in about 14 years — a space rock so big that it could not only take out a city but devastate a whole...
Aug 29, 2024 · September 2024 Each month, NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office releases a monthly update featuring the most recent figures on NASA’s planetary defense efforts, near-Earth object close approaches, and other timely facts about comets and asteroids that could pose an impact hazard with Earth. Here is what we’ve found so far.
Mar 26, 2021 · Asteroid Apophis, once considered a potential threat to Earth, is now ruled out as a hazard for at least a century. NASA used radar observations and precise orbit analysis to confirm its safe distance and orbit around the Sun.
