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Astronomers estimate that an asteroid this large comes this close to Earth only about once every 7,500 years. It also appears ...

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The spacecraft grabbed so much of the asteroid Bennu, its sample-collection device got jammed. Now the material is safe and sound. A series of images from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission show the ...

Bennu, one of the most dangerous near-Earth objects ... However, such a technique isn’t foolproof, as some scientists also believed that a planet named Vulcan existed between the Sun and Mercury. This ...

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The world breathed a sigh of relief when NASA confirmed the asteroid was no longer likely to hit Earth. But scientists now ...