Asteroid exploration probably failed - Odin probe staggers through space
It was supposed to be the start of asteroid mining. But it looks like the mission has failed. AstroForge has lost contact ...
Earth’s 1st Asteroid Mining Prospector Heads to the Launchpad
The dream of mining metals in deep space crashed and burned in the 2010s. AstroForge’s Odin mission to survey a potentially ...
Space mining: AstroForge sends exploration probe to an asteroid
OB5 is said to consist of raw materials that could be worth mining. The Odin probe is to take a closer look at the celestial ...
Will an asteroid collide with Earth? How the Webb telescope will track 2024 YR4
The $10 billion orbiting observatory will give astronomers a better sense of the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4's size and position.
CNN17 天
An asteroid’s chances of hitting Earth keep shifting. Here’s why that is happening
The narrow difference is due to the two agencies’ use of different tools for determining the asteroid’s orbit and modeling its potential impact. But both percentages rise above the 2.7% chance ...
USA Today24 天
Will an asteroid collide with Earth? How the Webb telescope will track 2024 YR4
4 m-class telescopes to see," which makes the use of the Web telescope in refining calculations even more crucial. An analysis by NASA's JPL/CNEOS has estimated the asteroid to be anywhere from ...
AstroForge: Earth's first asteroid mining prospector heads to launchpad
A decade ago, news stories were aflutter about the wealth promised by asteroid mining companies. But things didn't quite work ...
The New York Times19 天
Will That Asteroid Strike Earth? Risk Level Rises to Highest Ever Recorded.
The threat from space rock 2024 YR4 has surpassed that of Apophis, an asteroid feared by scientists 20 years ago. The danger remains low, but experts are estimating the damage that could be done.