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NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Snaps First Look at Upcoming Asteroid Target

The main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson is now in sight as the Discovery Program mission prepares for a flyby of the object in April. Best of CES 2025 Awards ➜ We may earn a commission when you buy through links on our sites.

The Jerusalem Post Blogs · 10h

NASA's Lucy spacecraft captures first images of asteroid Donaldjohanson

NASA's Lucy spacecraft recently obtained its first clear images of the main belt asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson, which is now within its line of sight. Lucy captured these images while it was 45 million miles (70 million kilometers) away from the asteroid.

Space.com · 4d

NASA's asteroid-hopping Lucy probe takes 1st images of its next target: Donaldjohanson

NASA's Lucy spacecraft, on its way to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, has its next target in its sights: the main belt asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson. Currently 45 million miles (70 million kilometers) from the two-mile-wide (3.

Earth, Asteroid

Phys.org · 6d

Asteroid has a very small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but a collision could devastate a city

In December 2024, astronomers in Chile spotted a new asteroid streaking through the sky, which they named 2024 YR4. What's significant about this 100m-wide space rock is that it has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032.

CBS News · 5d

Could an asteroid hit Earth in 2032? Here's what to know about the potential "city killer."

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said.

EconoTimes · 8h

What are the chances an asteroid will impact Earth in 2032?

February, headlines around the world buzzed about the potential for an asteroid to hit the Earth in 2032 specifically, asteroid 2024 YR4. The chance of this impact rose to a high of 3.1 per cent

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House-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Tomorrow, NASA Reports

NASA is tracking a house-sized asteroid set to whiz past Earth tomorrow at a thundering 29,304 miles per hour. The space rock ...

Alternatively, Elon Musk says we could 'annihilate ourselves with nuclear war or super volcanoes'

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk explained why he thinks asteroid could hit Earth at any time and that he wants humanity to find a 'second planet' ...

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New Theory Explains How Ancient Earth Came to Be So Wet

Astrophysicists have been grappling with the question of how water arrived on our young planet for decades. One of the ...

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NASA Tracking Car-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Today

The asteroid is hurtling towards us at a zippy 15,000 miles per hour, according to the space agency's Jet Propulsion ...

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Can the ‘city-killer’ asteroid which could destroy Kolkata, Mumbai be stopped?

The chances of the ‘city-killer’ asteroid hitting Earth are minimal. However, the potential devastation would be massive.

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Upcoming Space Missions by NASA from 2025 to 2033

Explore NASA's upcoming space missions from 2025 to 2033, including lunar landers, Mars probes, asteroid flybys, and ...

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Probability of asteroid striking Earth in the next decade increases, NASA says

The elongated shape of the orbit takes the asteroid around the sun and into Earth's vicinity before it ventures far out between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Because of the unusual orbit ...

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Could an asteroid could hit Earth in 2032? Here's what to know.

2024 YR4 follows a highly elliptical, four-year orbit, swinging through the inner planets before shooting past Mars and out toward Jupiter. "City killer" category The most infamous asteroid impact ...

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5 Space Missions to Watch in March: Mars Gravity Assists and Astronaut Homecomings

Two Mars gravity assists are expected, and NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are finally set to come home from an extended stay on the International Space Station. Here are five space ...

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