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New Analysis Finds Asteroid Belt’s Active Mass Shrinking by 0.0088% Per Million Years

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New Mapping Method Targets Safer Asteroid Strikes to Avoid Gravitational Keyholes

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Rubin Observatory Unveils First Images and Activates Rapid Data Pipeline

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Probability of Asteroid 2024 YR4 Striking the Moon Climbs to 4.3%

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Planetary Defense

China’s Tianwen‑2 Reaches Kamo’oalewa Quasi‑Moon

JWST Finds Extreme Isotopes in Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

JWST Data Rules Out 2032 Lunar Impact by Asteroid 2024 YR4

Webb Data Rules Out Lunar Impact by Asteroid 2024 YR4

Asteroid 2024 YR4 Moon-Strike Risk Hinges on February JWST Observations

New Study Flags Possible Taurid ‘Resonant Swarm’ Risk in 2032 and 2036

Gaia Data Reveals Asteroid Spin Divide Explained by Collisions and Internal Friction

New Analysis Finds Asteroid Belt’s Active Mass Shrinking by 0.0088% Per Million Years

New Mapping Method Targets Safer Asteroid Strikes to Avoid Gravitational Keyholes

Asteroid 2024 YR4 Holds 4.3% Chance of Moon Strike in 2032

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Rubin Observatory Unveils First Images and Activates Rapid Data Pipeline

World Asteroid Day Celebrates 10th Anniversary with UN-Led Asteroid Livestream and Expert Webinars

Probability of Asteroid 2024 YR4 Striking the Moon Climbs to 4.3%

Asteroid Near Earth Confirmed as Lunar Fragment

ESA's Hera Mission to Launch for Asteroid Investigation

NASA Advances Artemis II Preparations with SLS Core Stage Delivery

ESA's RAMSES Mission Set to Explore Asteroid Apophis in 2029

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