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Newly Found Asteroid Inside Venus Completes a 128-Day Orbit, Second-Fastest on Record

Astronomers warn that near-Sun asteroids can evade routine night surveys.

Hayabusa2 Target 1998 KY26 Is Just 11 Meters Across With 5-Minute Days, Complicating 2031 Visit

New Mapping Method Targets Safer Asteroid Strikes to Avoid Gravitational Keyholes

LICIACube Images Show 16 Million-Kilogram DART Ejecta That Drove Dimorphos’ Deflection