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An Asteroid Just Flew by Dangerously Close to Earth — And Experts Detected It Hours Later
While most of them are small and disappear in the atmosphere, some of them come alarmingly close to our planet. While scientists keep a constant watch on these objects to assess any kind of risks, ...
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The future of asteroid mining: Missions, resources, and challenges explained
Currently, experts estimate that asteroid mining remains at least two to three decades away from commercial viability. Yet ...
2025 TF is a small asteroid just 3 to 6 feet (1 to 3 meters) wide. It's considered a near-Earth asteroid because, like other space rocks in this category, it comes within 1.3 AU (astronomical units) ...
SwRI scientists reviewed spectral data of sample material taken from near-Earth asteroids Ryugu and Bennu (pictured above) and compared them with spectral data of main belt asteroid Polana from the ...
On Oct. 1, 2025, the small asteroid known as 2025 TF whizzed past Earth at a distance of only 266 miles (428 kilometers) from our planet — roughly the same altitude as the International Space Station.
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