Tag: near-earth objects
Chinese Probe Tianwen-2 Reaches Near-Earth Asteroid Kamoʻoalewa but Finds It Smaller Than Expected
China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft arrived at near-Earth asteroid Kamoʻoalewa, discovering it is significantly smaller than initial estimates suggested.
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JAXA’s Hayabusa2 Probe Completes Close Flyby of Torifune Asteroid
Japan’s Hayabusa2 successfully passed near the 450-meter asteroid Torifune in one of the closest high-speed asteroid flybys on record.
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Asteroid Comparable to House to Pass Earth Closer Than Moon Next Week
A recently discovered asteroid about the size of a house will fly past Earth at a distance four times closer than the Moon next Monday.
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Vera C. Rubin Observatory Identifies Over 11,000 New Asteroids, Boosting Solar System Catalogs
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has detected over 11,000 previously unknown asteroids, enhancing the catalog of small solar system bodies.
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