SpaceX set a new standard for its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday using a first-stage booster for a record 24th time. The rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch ...
Measuring 1,000-feet-long, the massive asteroid was discovered in 2004. Apophis is predicted to pass within 20,000 miles of Earth—closer than some orbiting satellites—on April 13, 2029.
Last month, an asteroid impacted Earth's atmosphere just hours after being detected — somehow, it managed to circumvent impact monitoring systems during its approach to our planet. However ...