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WATCH: Nasa tests defence technology by crashing spacecraft into asteroid

Nasa has successfully crashed a spacecraft into a small asteroid as part of a planetary protection test mission. While this asteroid – named Dimorphos – posed no threat to Earth, the aim of the mission was to demonstrate that dangerous incoming ...

27 Sept 2022 at 10:56

National News

Asteroid taller than Carrauntoohil mountain to soar past the planet tomorrow

A giant asteroid taller than County Kerry's Carrauntoohil mountain is expected to soar past Earth tomorrow (January 18). Called 7482 (1994 PC1), the asteroid is more than a kilometre wide at 1,052m and is bigger than any building on the planet ...

17 Jan 2022 at 15:44

Northern Ireland

Belfast astronomer at ground control on mission to stop asteroid strike on Earth

A Belfast-based astronomer has said a planetary defence mission with which he is involved will help scientists gather new data to potentially enable them to deflect asteroids which could crash into Earth Professor Alan Fitzsimmons, from the ...

29 Dec 2024 at 11:00

Arts & Entertainment

‘City killer’ asteroid to pass between Earth and moon’s orbit

An asteroid big enough to wipe out a city will travel harmlessly between Earth and the moon’s orbit this weekend, missing both celestial bodies. Saturday’s close encounter will offer astronomers the chance to study a space rock from just ...

24 Mar 2023 at 09:19

Northern Ireland

Belfast astronomer to take part in groundbreaking asteroid mission

A Belfast-based astronomer is to take part in the European Space Agency’s (ESA) first planetary-defence mission, to help ward off the threat of an asteroid crashing into Earth. Professor Alan Fitzsimmons from the Astrophysics Research ...

03 Oct 2024 at 00:01

National News

Nasa monitoring asteroid the size of a football pitch hurtling towards Earth

A “potentially hazardous asteroid” the size of a football pitch is hurtling towards Earth, Nasa has said. Asteroid 2008 OS7, which measures about 890 feet in diameter, will pass our planet at a distance of 1,770,000 miles at 2.41pm ...

31 Jan 2024 at 16:37

Arts & Entertainment

Asteroid the size of small truck to pass Earth tonight

An asteroid the size of a small truck will pass by Earth tonight, making one of the closest approaches to the planet ever recorded. Asteroid 2023 BU will zoom over the southern tip of South America at about 12.27am on Friday, only ...

26 Jan 2023 at 15:44

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