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Astronomers briefly thought Elon Musk’s car was an asteroid. Here’s why that points to a broader problem
“Now, when we find this mythical asteroid that’s purely platinum and is worth $1 trillion in actual material — am I going to tell the world which one it is?” Gialich said, “Probably not.
Forbes5mon
Space Mining Startup Confirms First Private Mission To An Asteroid
The mission comes in the wake of the company's first demo mission in April 2023, Brokkr-1, a $10 million mission that tested the technology for extracting and refining platinum from an asteroid ...
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Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth go up as Webb telescope is tasked with studying potential "city-killer"
An asteroid has a small chance of hitting Earth less than eight years from now, and astronomers are enlisting the help of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to study it. Characterized as a ...
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Here’s what an MIT scientist says about the asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
The odds of a recently discovered asteroid hitting the Earth in 2032 have slightly increased, but one local scientist from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said there’s no need to worry.
Forbes5mon
The Dinosaur-Killer Asteroid Came From Beyond Jupiter, Scientists Say
Where that asteroid or comet came from ... Germany analyzed samples of this rock layer—known to include traces of platinum-group metals that are otherwise rare on our planet.
ABC News3d
Chances of asteroid striking Earth in the next decade has nearly doubled, NASA says
A 2% chance of an asteroid strike is "uncommon," officials say. The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA astronomers.
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NASA spotted a big asteroid that may hit Earth — what you should know
It's actually good news that NASA spotted a sizable asteroid with a (small) chance of hitting Earth in 2032. It means our asteroid-sleuthing telescopes are working. "These things come through on a ...