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Sun hiding ‘invisible asteroid threat’ as scientists warn Earth risks ‘collision’ with ‘highly chaotic’ Venus space rock
A FIELD of at least 20 asteroids has been found lurking near Venus, having previously been hidden by the Sun’s glare, experts have revealed. The belt of asteroids is currently co-orbiting ...
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It’s official – NASA has identified a new type of asteroid in unstable orbit between Venus and Earth that could cause collisions
Until now, the inner Solar System looked like a mostly charted neighborhood. Astronomers tracked thousands of near‑Earth ...
Asteroids around Venus pose possible 'invisible threat' to Earth: Should you be worried?
A swarm of large asteroids likely lurking around Venus could one day pose an "invisible threat" to Earth if left unchecked, ...
Giant asteroid swarm near Venus could pose ‘invisible threat’ to Earth, scientists warn
A swarm of giant city-killer asteroids hiding near Venus poses an “invisible threat” to life on Earth, astronomers have ...
Asteroids with ‘unstable orbits’ hide around Venus—do they threaten Earth?
New research on the orbits of these mysterious asteroids near Venus stress the need for better space rock surveillance.
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The bottom of the sun just became visible to humans for the first time in history (photos)
For the first time, scientists have imaged the elusive south pole of the sun. The images captured by the Solar Orbiter ...
Solar Orbiter captures images of the sun's pole for the first time
The Solar Orbiter has been observing the sun since 2021, but it recently went on a side trip to Venus which significantly tilted its orbit and gave it a good view of the sun's polar region. That is ...
Scientists discover three asteroids near Venus that could hit Earth
A new threat looms as scientists warn of dangerous asteroids near Venus, hidden from Earth's telescopes by the Sun's glare. These Venus co-orbitals, i ...
Venus may be hiding several asteroids that could one day cross Earth's path
Co-orbital asteroids – space rocks that travel alongside planets without fully orbiting them – are notoriously difficult to ...
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Venus’s hidden asteroids could be Earth’s next major impact risk
They orbit with Venus, but they’re headed our way. A newly modeled population of stealthy asteroids could pose a collision risk to Earth.
City-killer asteroids orbiting near Venus could someday hit Earth without warning, says study
These 20 "city killer" asteroids, each over 140 metres in size, could potentially be on a future collision course with Earth.