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Explained: What is 16 Psyche, the asteroid believed to be worth $10,000 quadrillion?

November 3, 2020November 10, 2020 - by Abdul

News: A study has found that asteroid 16 Psyche could be made entirely of metal and is worth an estimated $10,000 quadrillion — more than the entire economy of Earth. …

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Explained: The asteroid twice as big as Giza Pyramid about to cross Earth’s orbit soon

September 3, 2020September 4, 2020 - by Abdul

News: NASA has been tracking asteroid 465824 2010 FR which is twice as big as the Pyramid of Giza and is expected to cross the Earth’s orbit on September 6.It …

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Explained: 163348(2002 NN4) – the Asteroid that made a close approach to Earth

June 8, 2020June 9, 2020 - by Abdul

News: NASA has announced that a giant asteroid called as 163348 (2002 NN4) is expected to pass Earth.The asteroid is a Near-Earth Object(NEO) and is classified as Potentially Hazardous Asteroid(PHA). …

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International Astronomical Union names asteroid after Pandit Jasraj

September 30, 2019September 30, 2019 - by Abdul

News:The International Astronomical Union(IAU) has named an asteroid, discovered in 2006 after Indian classical singer Pandit Jasraj. Facts: About Asteroid: Asteroid are relatively small, inactive, rocky body orbiting the Sun.They …

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NASA to crash spacecraft into asteroid in 2022

May 11, 2019July 4, 2019 - by Abdul

NASA is planning to launch Double Asteroid Redirection Test(DART).It is a spacecraft designed to determine whether an asteroid can be redirected with a high-speed collision. It will be launched with …

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NASA to crash into asteroid, ESA to follow up

February 7, 2019February 19, 2019 - by Abdul

The European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Hera mission is set for a new record by becoming the first spacecraft to explore a binary asteroid — the Didymos pair. The moon orbiting …

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