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Nukes Could Save Earth From an Asteroid, Just Not the Way You Imagine

Nuclear devices generate massive amounts of X-rays. A new experiment suggests that might be enough to divert a killer asteroid.

Scientific American · 16h

Scientist Nuke an Asteroid in a Lab Mock-Up

A blast of X-rays from a nuclear explosion should be enough to save Earth from an incoming asteroid, according to the results of a first-of-its-kind experiment.

Space on MSN · 1d

X-rays from a nuclear explosion could redirect an asteroid

Scientists have found nuclear weapons could actually help deflect an incoming cosmic impact — not by blowing an asteroid up, but by showering it with X-ray radiation.

An asteroid will soon enter Earth's orbit

YAHOO!News · 18h

Earth now has another moon as small asteroid joins our orbit

Earth has a new “mini- moon ” after an asteroid has joined our orbit. The object, known as 2024 PT5, has been chasing after us for years. Now, it has become close enough to be pulled in by our gravity.

The Cincinnati Enquirer · 16h

We will call it mini-moon. All about Earth temporary second moon, asteroid 2024 PT5

There's a new moon on the horizon. The Earth will gain a second, mini-moon on Sept. 29, but it won't stick around too long. Here's what to know.

ABC · 5d

Asteroid to enter Earth's orbit temporarily: What to know about 'mini-moon'

Asteroid will come close enough to Earth to temporarily enter its orbit at the end of the month, a phenomenon dubbed as "mini-moon," according to astronomers.

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Planetary defense research mission readies for asteroid visit

The European Space Agency is about to launch a spacecraft on an important research mission designed to bolster planetary ...

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NASA reveals images of enormous, snowman-shaped asteroid 2024 ON after its ultra-close approach to Earth

New close-up images reveal the surprising snowman shape of "potentially hazardous" asteroid 2024 ON, which tumbled safely ...

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Gizmodo Science Fair: A Clever Fix Rescued NASA’s Stuck Asteroid Samples

When asteroid samples dropped to the Utah desert in 2023, it was go time for NASA's dedicated curation team.

Tennessean6d

Earth is about to get a mini-moon (temporarily). What to know about asteroid 2024 PT5.

The small asteroid was discovered on Aug. 7 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), a NASA-funded program. Now named asteroid 2024 PT5, it will be captured in Earth's ...

Asteroid alert: NASA warns of three massive space rocks on a collision course with Earth today

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is currently tracking three asteroids scheduled to pass Earth on 25 025.

Watch the Skies: Debris From NASA’s DART Asteroid Collision Could Spark a Meteor Display on Earth

NASA's DART mission in 2022 dramatically altered an asteroid's orbit, potentially sending debris toward Earth and Mars, ...

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Earth only has one moon. Next week that won't be true.

Earth has captured asteroids and pulled them into orbit with its gravity before, but often these space rocks fly by without completing a full circuit around the planet. Compared t ...

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