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Asteroid 2002 JX8 Safely Completes Close Flyby of Earth

The stadium-sized asteroid passed at a distance of 4.2 million kilometers, with no risk of impact, as confirmed by NASA.

NASA Engineers Address Pressure Drop in Psyche Spacecraft Thrusters

NASA Study Reveals Asteroid Vesta Lacks a Core, Redefining Its Identity

NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Captures High-Resolution Images of Asteroid Donaldjohanson

NASA's Lucy Mission Captures Detailed Images of Asteroid Donaldjohanson

NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Prepares for Close Flyby of Asteroid Donaldjohanson

Study Reveals Why Carbon-Rich Meteorites Rarely Reach Earth

Asteroid 2024 YR4 Poses Small Risk of Lunar Impact

NASA Updates Moon Impact Risk for Asteroid 2024 YR4 to 3.8%

Asteroid 2024 YR4 Ruled Out as Earth Threat, Moon Impact Risk Rises

Asteroid 2024 YR4 Ruled Out as Earth Threat, Moon Impact Still Possible

NASA's Lucy Mission Prepares for Asteroid Donaldjohanson Flyby

ESA's Hera Spacecraft Captures Rare Images of Mars and Deimos During Flyby

ESA’s Hera Probe Captures Rare Images of Mars’ Moon Deimos

NASA Rules Out Earth Impact From Asteroid 2024 YR4, Moon Remains at Slight Risk

NASA Confirms Asteroid 2024 YR4 Poses No Threat to Earth

Asteroid 2024 YR4 No Longer Poses a Threat to Earth

NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Captures First Images of Asteroid Donaldjohanson

Asteroid 2024 YR4's Risk of Earth Impact in 2032 Drops to Near Zero

Rare Seven-Planet Alignment Visible This Week