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Hera flies by Mars’s moon Deimos
Mar 18, 2025

Hera flies by Mars’s moon Deimos

The spacecraft took some pretty cool shots of the tiny, lumpy moon

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
AstronomyAstronomy
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The chance of an impact from the asteroid 2024 YR4 just went way down
Feb 24, 2025

The chance of an impact from the asteroid 2024 YR4 just went way down

It’ll likely drop to zero, but it may be a while before we know for sure

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
meteoritesmeteorites
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A wee meteorite impact caught on video, Gaia closes its eyes
Jan 16, 2025

A wee meteorite impact caught on video, Gaia closes its eyes

Very rare footage of a mini-impact, and the Gaia spacecraft has been shut down

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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