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AN EYE ON SPACE SPOTLIGHT:   Astrophotography AN EYE ON SPACE Astronomers May Have Spotted an Earth-like Planet Uncomfortably Similar to Ours in Size and Or...

#astronomy AN EYE ON SPACE #stars #planets #moons #suns #space #neutronstars #asteroids #asteroidbelt #Ceres #Planet9 #exoplanets
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3 Questions: Fortifying our planetary defenses MIT astronomers are developing a new way to detect, monitor, and mitigate the threats posed by smaller asteroids to our critical space infrastructure....

#Interview #Research #EAPS #Asteroids #Astronomy #and […]

[Original post on news.mit.edu]

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‘The moon is safe’: asteroid is not on collision course, scientists confirm ESA’s Planetary Defence team allay fears 100-metre-wide object could hit Earth’s moon and disrupt satellites



#Asteroids #The #moon #World #news #Space #Science #James #Webb #space #telescope

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#Supernovae #Asteroids #Vera #Rubin #Observatory #Moon #Impacts #Novae

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NASA Observes Material Transfer Between Binary Asteroids NASA's DART mission has provided the first direct visual evidence that asteroids in binary systems can exchange surface material. Using images captured before DART intentionally collided with Dimorphos, the moon of the asteroid Didymos, scientists observed faint fan-shaped streaks on Dimorphos' surface. These streaks indicate slow-moving debris, traveling at less than a walking pace, likely spun off from Didymos due to sunlight accelerating its rotation—a process known as the YORP effect. The debris created distinctive patterns on Dimorphos, demonstrating that near-Earth binary asteroids are more dynamic than previously believed. Researchers confirmed these findings by developing image-processing techniques to remove shadows and artifacts, running computer simulations, and conducting laboratory experiments with marbles and sand to replicate the fan-like streaks. The European Space Agency’s Hera mission, arriving at Didymos in December 2026, may provide further insight by observing whether these streaks survived the DART impact or if new patterns have formed. This research improves understanding of asteroid behavior, surface evolution, and may enhance planetary defense strategies for potentially hazardous asteroids.

NASA Observes Material Transfer Between Binary Asteroids

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Original post on science.nasa.gov

How NASA’s Webb Helped Rule Out Asteroid’s Chance of 2032 Lunar Impact Editor’s Note: This post highlights data from Webb science in progress, which has not yet been through the peer-review p...

#Asteroids #Blogs #Goddard #Space #Flight #Center #James #Webb […]

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Asteroid Grains Carry Magnetic Memories from the Birth of the Solar System Japanese researchers find more pay dirt in samples of asteroid Ryugu brought to Earth in 2020.

Is essence, a magnetic recording of the birth of our solar system, japanresearchreport.substack.com/p/asteroid-g....

#JAXA #Asteroids #Astronomy #PlanetaryScience #Hayabusa2

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NASA updates odds that 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit the moon The "city killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 won't hit Earth or the moon when it whizzes by in 2032, the latest J...

#Asteroids #Space #Astronomy

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James Webb telescope pushed to its limits by new observations of 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 The "city killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 won't hit Earth or the moon when it whizzes ...

#Asteroids #Space #Astronomy

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'City killer' asteroid will narrowly miss the moon, James Webb Telescope reveals The "city killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 won't hit Earth or the moon when it whizzes by in 2032, the ...

#Asteroids #Space #Astronomy

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NASA updates odds that 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit the moon The "city killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 won't hit Earth or the moon when it whizzes by in 2032, the latest J...

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Original post on behindtheblack.com

New Webb data says asteroid 2024 YR4 will miss the Moon in 2032 Asteroid 2024 YR4 as seen by Webb in the mid-infrared in April 2025. Click for original image. New Webb data collected in February ha...

#Points #of #Information #2024 #YR4 #asteroids […]

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Good news for the moon: Famous asteroid 2024 YR4 won't smash into it in 2032 The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed our lunar companion is safe for now from an asteroid impact.

#Asteroids #Astronomy #Solar #System

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Asteroids - 1998 - Sony PlayStation

#asteroids #sony #playstation #crttv #retrogaming

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Warning: Asteroids Ahead! Why did the astronomer get an alert from 800,000 pings in one night? Because it was a supernova-ormal response to detecting asteroids in space!

New entry of AI-generated #comics and #jokes added to our #website:

#Warning: #Asteroids #Ahead!

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#Laughs #AIComedy #VisitNow #AIGeneratedJokes #VisitUsNow

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#RubinObservatory issued 800,000 alerts the night of 24 February. These alerts called scientists’ attention to new #asteroids ☄️, exploding stars, and other changes in the night sky https://rubinobservatory.org/news/first-alerts […]

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An asteroid passed 428 km from Earth and no one saw it coming from boingboing rss feed

An asteroid passed 428 km from Earth and no one saw it coming
boingboing.net/2026/02/24/an-asteroid-p...
#asteroids #Datawrapper #near_Earth_objects #planetary_defense #Science #Space #boingboing

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Are there any #asteroids in the near vicinity of #Earth? she asks hopefully

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Asterisk on Steam What if Asteroids but roguelike? Destroy space rocks to unlock better weapons, abilities, and equipment so you can ... destroy more space rocks. Choose upgrade paths, select sponsors to match your pla...

Update: the mystery has been solved (thank you to everyone who helped with brainstorming!), the bugs have been fixed, and the game is officially up:

store.steampowered.com/app/4225410/...

#Asteroids #roguelike #Steam #SteamDeck #gaming

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Gotta love a place that pairs drinks with old school video games. A yummy lime lager and peanut butter stout. #videogame beers. #defender #asteroids #mspacman #centipede #rampage #spyhunter #bskybeer #beer #beersky #arcade

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Planetary Defense: We deflect asteroids, but we can't find them. 15.000 asteroidi possono distruggere una città e non sappiamo dove sono. La difesa planetaria esiste sulla carta: nella realtà, meno.

NASA proved it can deflect an asteroid. Then it scrapped the only spacecraft that could do it. Now it admits 15,000 city-killer rocks are out there, untracked. The telescope to find them costs less than an aircraft carrier.

#planetarydefense #asteroids #space

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OFF-WORLD COLONIES READ:   Space Colonization - NASA OFF-WORLD COLONIES Why We Can't Go to Mars 🌘 Why You Will Never Return From Mars 🌘 Elon Musk Lied to You...

#offworld #colonies OFF-WORLD COLONIES #themoon #Mars #space #astronauts #asteroids #ElonMusk #NASA #terraforming
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The new NEO Surveyor telescope will detect dark asteroids and comets, boosting Earth's defense against potential threats

#NASA #Asteroids #Space

Read more: The new NEO Surveyor telescope will detect dark asteroids and comets, boosting Earth's defense against potential threats

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Every great Arcade has Tron!

I did an Open Mic last night and right across the street is the Old North Arcade so I had to stop in and play Tron. Unfortunately Asteroids wasn’t working but Asteroids Deluxe was!

#arcade #tron #asteroids #Fitcheck #ootd

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Video links to ASTRONOMY and SCIENCE Who Wants To Be A Trillionaire? ASTRONOMY and SCIENCE If the universe is only 14 billion years old, how can it be 92 billion light years wid...

#astronomy Links to ASTRONOMY and science #stars #Betelguese #planets #moons #suns #space #neutronstars #asteroids
tom-gillispie.blogspot.com/2016/10/astr...

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Yet another video of the asteroid belt using Gaia DR3 data with the new shading.

#GaiaSky #Gaia #GaiaDR3 #Space #Asteroids #AsteroidBelt #Astronomy

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The Asteroid Belt: Ancient Fragments of Our Solar System's Story 🌌 Explore the asteroid belt's ocean worlds, ancient secrets & metal riches. Discover Ceres, Vesta, Psyche & humanity's cosmic future.

🌌 The asteroid belt spans vast emptiness between Mars and Jupiter. These ancient rocky fragments reveal hidden water, disrupted worlds, and meteorites carrying 70+ amino acids.

✍️ Full story: tpc8.short.gy/WOnSeixH

Truth hides in fragments of what never came to be.

#Asteroids #Space #Science #TPC8

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#wip: the #vehicle #production facility in Asteroid Colony. Build #rovers and send them to your enemies #asteroids to bring the fight to their soil.
#gaming #pcgaming #steam #videogame #development #devlog #rtg #automation #robot #update

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25 Years Ago Today NEAR - Shoemaker Touched Down on 433 Eros after successfully orbiting the asteroid, two firsts in space pioneering history.

#dailyart #adobeillustrator #digitalartist
#illustrator #humanmade #nearshoemaker #433eros #asteroids #asteroid #nasa

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#QP #AISciFiFebruary
#sci-fi #SpaceStation #Asteroids
11 feb: the expanse belter station

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