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Japanese Spacecraft Heading Towards Asteroid 1998 KY26 – But A New Paper Claims It Will Find An Object Of Technological OriginThe surface of asteroid Ryugu, imaged by the Hayabusa2 probe.

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Japanese Spacecraft Heading Towards Asteroid 1998 KY26 – But A New Paper Claims It Will Find An Object Of Technological OriginThe surface of asteroid Ryugu, imaged by the Hayabusa2 probe.
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Japanese Spacecraft Heading Towards Asteroid 1998 KY26 – But A New Paper Claims It Will Find An Object Of Technological Origin

clock-iconJune 1, 2026
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Newly Discovered Asteroid 2026 JH2 Will Have A Close Encounter With Earth Today – And You Can Watch It LiveThe predicted orbital path of near earth asteroid 2026 JH2, taking it very close to Earth's orbit.

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Newly Discovered Asteroid 2026 JH2 Will Have A Close Encounter With Earth Today – And You Can Watch It LiveThe predicted orbital path of near earth asteroid 2026 JH2, taking it very close to Earth's orbit.
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Newly Discovered Asteroid 2026 JH2 Will Have A Close Encounter With Earth Today – And You Can Watch It Live

clock-iconMay 12, 2026
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Astronomer Tracking Near-Earth Asteroid 2001 CA21 Finds Potential Shortcut To MarsDeimos (top left), Mars (bottom right) and Phobos (above Mars).

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Astronomer Tracking Near-Earth Asteroid 2001 CA21 Finds Potential Shortcut To MarsDeimos (top left), Mars (bottom right) and Phobos (above Mars).
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Astronomer Tracking Near-Earth Asteroid 2001 CA21 Finds Potential Shortcut To Mars

clock-iconApril 28, 2026

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Ramses Vs. Apophis: How A Record-Breaking Spacecraft Will Take Us Close To One Of The Most Dangerous Known AsteroidsEarth is visible in the background, a large rock Apophis is in the middle, and a spacecraft with solar panel splayed out is on the right.

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Ramses Vs. Apophis: How A Record-Breaking Spacecraft Will Take Us Close To One Of The Most Dangerous Known AsteroidsEarth is visible in the background, a large rock Apophis is in the middle, and a spacecraft with solar panel splayed out is on the right.
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Ramses Vs. Apophis: How A Record-Breaking Spacecraft Will Take Us Close To One Of The Most Dangerous Known Asteroids

clock-iconApril 22, 2026

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An Asteroid That Got Ripped Apart By The Sun Could Be The Source Of A New Meteor ShowerMeteors in the night sky.

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An Asteroid That Got Ripped Apart By The Sun Could Be The Source Of A New Meteor ShowerMeteors in the night sky.
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An Asteroid That Got Ripped Apart By The Sun Could Be The Source Of A New Meteor Shower

clock-iconApril 15, 2026

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Over 11,000 New Asteroids, Including 33 Near-Earth Objects, Spotted By Rubin Observatory In Just A Few WeeksThe model shows a total of almost 12,700 asteroids that were discovered with Rubin over the span of 1.6 years: 73 were discovered during the first early test observations using Rubin’s Commissioning Camera in late 2024 and released as part of Rubin’s Data Preview 1 in Summer 2025; 1514 were discovered during First Look observations in April and May 2025; and the recent 11,000+ asteroids were discovered using observations taken during Rubin’s early optimization surveys in Summer 2025.

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Over 11,000 New Asteroids, Including 33 Near-Earth Objects, Spotted By Rubin Observatory In Just A Few WeeksThe model shows a total of almost 12,700 asteroids that were discovered with Rubin over the span of 1.6 years: 73 were discovered during the first early test observations using Rubin’s Commissioning Camera in late 2024 and released as part of Rubin’s Data Preview 1 in Summer 2025; 1514 were discovered during First Look observations in April and May 2025; and the recent 11,000+ asteroids were discovered using observations taken during Rubin’s early optimization surveys in Summer 2025.
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Over 11,000 New Asteroids, Including 33 Near-Earth Objects, Spotted By Rubin Observatory In Just A Few Weeks

clock-iconApril 3, 2026

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Astronomers Find Evidence Of Impact On Asteroid Dimorphos *Before* NASA Hit ItBinary asteroid system Didymos and Dimorphos.

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Astronomers Find Evidence Of Impact On Asteroid Dimorphos *Before* NASA Hit ItBinary asteroid system Didymos and Dimorphos.
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Astronomers Find Evidence Of Impact On Asteroid Dimorphos *Before* NASA Hit It

clock-iconMarch 13, 2026

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It's Official: Humanity Has Changed The Path Of A Celestial Body Around The Sun For The First Timetwo grey boulder looking rocks in the balck of space.

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It's Official: Humanity Has Changed The Path Of A Celestial Body Around The Sun For The First Timetwo grey boulder looking rocks in the balck of space.
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It's Official: Humanity Has Changed The Path Of A Celestial Body Around The Sun For The First Time

clock-iconMarch 6, 2026

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Dangerous Asteroid 2024 YR4 Won't Smash Into The Moon In 2032 After AllArtist's impression of asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth for what was then thought a possible impact with the Moon.

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Dangerous Asteroid 2024 YR4 Won't Smash Into The Moon In 2032 After AllArtist's impression of asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth for what was then thought a possible impact with the Moon.
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Dangerous Asteroid 2024 YR4 Won't Smash Into The Moon In 2032 After All

clock-iconMarch 6, 2026
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Measuring The Mass Of A Potentially Hazardous Asteroid During A High-Speed Flyby, According To AstrophysicistsAsteroid 4 Vesta.

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Measuring The Mass Of A Potentially Hazardous Asteroid During A High-Speed Flyby, According To AstrophysicistsAsteroid 4 Vesta.
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Measuring The Mass Of A Potentially Hazardous Asteroid During A High-Speed Flyby, According To Astrophysicists

clock-iconMarch 3, 2026

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A Hidden Ocean Beneath Our Feet? Space Rock Collisions? The Mystery Of How Earth Got Its WaterEarth in space. East and Southeast Asia. China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Brunei and other countries. Eastern hemisphere. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.

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A Hidden Ocean Beneath Our Feet? Space Rock Collisions? The Mystery Of How Earth Got Its WaterEarth in space. East and Southeast Asia. China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Brunei and other countries. Eastern hemisphere. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.
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A Hidden Ocean Beneath Our Feet? Space Rock Collisions? The Mystery Of How Earth Got Its Water

clock-iconFebruary 26, 2026

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The Space Rock That Hit A Driveway And Became A Window On The Early Solar SystemA close-up of a fragment of the Winchcombe meteorite.

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The Space Rock That Hit A Driveway And Became A Window On The Early Solar SystemA close-up of a fragment of the Winchcombe meteorite.
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The Space Rock That Hit A Driveway And Became A Window On The Early Solar System

clock-iconFebruary 25, 2026

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These 4 Objects Could Wipe Most Life On Earth – But Thousands More Asteroids Are Dangerous To UsAsteroid Eros is visible in partial shadow. It is lumpy shaped, a bit like a bone.

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These 4 Objects Could Wipe Most Life On Earth – But Thousands More Asteroids Are Dangerous To UsAsteroid Eros is visible in partial shadow. It is lumpy shaped, a bit like a bone.
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These 4 Objects Could Wipe Most Life On Earth – But Thousands More Asteroids Are Dangerous To Us

clock-iconFebruary 23, 2026
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NASA Officials Said We Can’t Stop Near-Earth Asteroids – How Worried Should We Be?An illustration of a fiery asteroid heading towards Earth

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NASA Officials Said We Can’t Stop Near-Earth Asteroids – How Worried Should We Be?An illustration of a fiery asteroid heading towards Earth
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NASA Officials Said We Can’t Stop Near-Earth Asteroids – How Worried Should We Be?

clock-iconFebruary 19, 2026
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What’s A Kirkwood Gap, And Why Can They Be Dangerous To Earth?asteroid ida is potato shape and seemingly stony with many craters on its surface. a small rocky dot is around it.

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What’s A Kirkwood Gap, And Why Can They Be Dangerous To Earth?asteroid ida is potato shape and seemingly stony with many craters on its surface. a small rocky dot is around it.
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What’s A Kirkwood Gap, And Why Can They Be Dangerous To Earth?

clock-iconFebruary 7, 2026
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