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asteroid · Cosmos · 27 Nov 2021

DART spacecraft launched and on collision course with an asteroid

The aim is to test the idea that we can push an asteroid away by bumping into it, in preparation for defence against any future asteroid hazards.

2021 PH27 is a small asteroid of just around 1 kilometer in diameter orbiting the sun within the Earth's orbit. This picture of an asteroid is only for representation.

asteroid · Cosmos · 24 Aug 2021

Astronomers Discover Rare "Interior Earth" Asteroid Zipping Around the Sun

Devadas Vivek

The asteroid, named 2021 PH27 takes just 113 Earth days to complete its orbit around the sun making it the fastest-orbiting asteroid in our solar system.

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