NASA is developing a first-ever robotic mission to visit a large near-Earth asteroid and collect a multi-ton boulder from its surface.
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Near-earth
Synonyms for "near-earth"
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Greek
1 entries- γεωπλήσιος adj (Translations)
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Eros, named for the god of love, is a near-Earth asteroid, which often comes close to our planet.
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"Phaethon's nature is debated," said Cooke. "It's either a near-Earth asteroid or an extinct comet, sometimes called a rock comet."
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The space agency considers objects that pass within 48 million kilometers of our planet a “near-earth” object.
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