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[ad_1] The very first asteroid deflection mission for planetary defense has entered its final phase of design and assembly. The mission, Double Asteroid Redirection Test or DART, should be launched in 2021. …

[ad_1] Graphic: NASA A mission to divert asteroids that could threaten the Earth has begun its final phase of design and assembly, according to a press release. NASA is testing a technique …

[ad_1] Artistic representation of the binary asteroid Patroclus-Menoetius. Credit: W.M. Keck Observatory / Lynette Cook A strange pair of space rocks circling one around the other orbiting the sun has helped scientists …

[ad_1] The very large telescope (VLT) of the European Observatory of Europe (ESO) in Chile has a very heavy observation schedule, but sometimes a cloudy or moonlit sky means a temporary halt …

[ad_1] On August 17, 2018, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft got its first images of its target, the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. OSIRIS-REx was about 1.4 million miles (2.2 million kilometers) from Bennu at the …

[ad_1] Running out of gas, NASA's Dawn mission is about to end after 11 successful years in space. Dawn's mission was unique in NASA's list of explorers. Although slightly less known than …

[ad_1] Some believe that an asteroid 1.5 miles wide could touch the Earth in 2028 after several close runs. The asteroid, known as the XF11 of 1997, finally crossed the Earth in …

[ad_1] Washington, 8 September (IANS) After 11 years of breathtaking imagery and unprecedented space engineering, Dawn, NASA's space probe for the asteroid belt, is ending due to lack of fuel, United States. …

[ad_1] A few days ago, astronomy enthusiasts around the world enjoyed the passage of the 2016 NF23 asteroid at 2.9 million kilometers from Earth, or 13 times the distance between our planet …

[ad_1] Here are some highlights of NASA's Dawn mission, the first spacecraft to orbit the asteroid Vesta and the dwarf planet Ceres. After 11 years of trekking through part of the previously …