This asteroid might not hit Earth in 2032 after all—here’s how we know
Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.
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Space and Astronomy
Orbital dynamics show that President ... This event is linked to Halley’s comet, and occurs as another comet, Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, remains visible. But a nearly full moon could interfere with ...
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A near miss, sort of by Angela Rieck
Okay, I am being overly dramatic by the title, the asteroid YR4 was initially projected to have a 3.1% chance of hitting the ...
'Will vanish for 500,000 years': Scientists capture final glimpse of the ‘Great Comet of 2025’
Scientists have captured the final images of Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), also known as the ‘Great Comet of 2025,’ before it ...
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Wispy comet photobombs 'rare' planetary parade above Chile's Atacama Desert (photos)
The moon, the Milky Way, Saturn, Venus, Jupiter Mars, Neptune, Uranus and comet C/2024 G3 are all visible at once in ...
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Space photo of the week: The last view of the 'Great Comet of 2025' for half a million years
Why it's so special: Nicknamed the "Great Comet of 2025," Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is currently the brightest ... according to long-term orbital calculations by the JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris ...
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Article Update: Unistellar Network Detects Faint New Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS)
Comet G3 is on its first voyage into the inner solar system, meaning it’s packed with volatile materials that have never been exposed to the Sun’s warmth before. This makes its behavior somewhat ...