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(137108) 1999 AN 10 is a kilometer-length near-Earth asteroid and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group.It was discovered by LINEAR on 13 January 1999. [5]On 7 August 2027, this asteroid will pass at about 0.00261 AU (390,000 km; 243,000 mi; 1.02 LD) of the Earth's center.
NASA has blasted a spacecraft, traveling at speeds up to 92,000 mph, to the most mysterious asteroids in our solar system.Called the Trojan asteroids, they are trapped in two swarms — one in ...
This article documents expected notable spaceflight events during the year 2027. In 2027, NASA is expected to launch the Artemis III mission, which will land astronauts near the south pole of the Moon .
NASA's DART mission was a success. Images taken by satellite show plumes from the asteroid impact, but it could take weeks to monitor for changes in the asteroid’s trajectory.
Asteroid impact prediction is the prediction of the dates and times of asteroids impacting Earth, along with the locations and severities of the impacts. The process of impact prediction follows three major steps: Discovery of an asteroid and initial assessment of its orbit which is generally based on a short observation arc of less than 2 weeks.
NASA had planned to launch the Artemis 2 mission at the end of this year to carry a three-man one-woman crew around the moon to thoroughly test the spacecraft's life support, propulsion and other ...
The near-miss of asteroid 2019 OK, which slipped past extant detection methods in July 2019, has been suggested to have helped prompt this decision. [ 17 ] [ 7 ] [ 26 ] For funding and management purposes, the NEO Surveillance Mission is officially a new project, but it is the same space telescope, the same team, and the mission's goals remain ...
The little asteroid visited by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft this week had a big surprise for scientists. It turns out that the asteroid Dinkinesh has a dinky sidekick — a mini moon. The discovery ...