Did an asteroid hit Earth last night? Where did NASA track it to?
If you happened to be in Russia’s far eastern Yakutia region on Tuesday night and glanced up at the sky, you might have caught an unexpected cosmic show. Residents there reported a brilliant fireball lighting up the night – an asteroid blazing into Earth’s atmosphere. The big question: Did it make it to the ground, and if so, where?
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Asteroid the size of 3 million elephants zooms past EarthThe asteroid, called 2020 XR, made its closest approach today at approximately 12:26 a.m. EST (0526 GMT), passing just under ...
The European Space Agency said that the asteroid, which was about 27.5 inches wide, was seen burning up across the sky on Dec ...
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Asteroid to make “close pass” near Earth next monthAn asteroid is expected to make a “close pass” to Earth next month. In October, NASA confirmed that the asteroid, dubbed 2024 ...
A small asteroid moved toward Earth before burning out above far northeastern Russia. NBC News' Gadi Schwartz speaks to NASA ...
NASA's NEOWISE mission contributed to planetary defense efforts with its research to catalog near-Earth objects.
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Massive, 'potentially hazardous' asteroid due to make closest-ever approach to Earth tonight — and you can watch it liveThe stadium-sized asteroid 2020 XR is due to make its closest approach to Earth on record early on Dec. 4, and the encounter ...
While asteroids will continue to strike, the impacts are less catastrophic than historical precedents... so far.
NASA is monitoring asteroid 447755 (2007 JX2), a massive, stadium-sized space rock travelling at a shocking speed of 44,001 ...
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