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New research on the orbits of these mysterious asteroids near Venus stress the need for better space rock surveillance.
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to find millions of unknown objects in our solar system, and perhaps even a ...
Only one of the known Venus co-orbital asteroids follows a nearly circular orbit; the others move on more elongated paths ...
A swarm of large asteroids likely lurking around Venus could one day pose an "invisible threat" to Earth if left unchecked, ...
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The asteroid, also known as 469219 Kamo'oalewa, orbits the sun, so it remains a constant companion of Earth. It is too ...
NASA is monitoring three asteroids soaring past the Earth at about 8,000 to 15,000 miles per hour, the biggest of which ...
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The study highlights the chaotic nature of these asteroids' orbits, with Lyapunov times – the period after which their paths become unpredictable – averaging just 150 years.