Stadium-size asteroid to make closest approach to Earth
The stadium-size asteroid is considered a "potentially hazardous object," but poses no threat to Earth this year.
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Asteroid the size of 3 million elephants zooms past Earth
The asteroid, called 2020 XR, made its closest approach today at approximately 12:26 a.m. EST (0526 GMT), passing just under ...
Asteroid Heading Toward Earth Blazes Across Sky in Fireball Over Siberia
The European Space Agency said that the asteroid, which was about 27.5 inches wide, was seen burning up across the sky on Dec ...
Small asteroid misses Earth, another on the way: ‘Incoming!’
A small asteroid raced toward Earth on Tuesday morning, creating a fireball across the skies above eastern Russia, according ...
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Asteroid to make “close pass” near Earth next month
An asteroid is expected to make a “close pass” to Earth next month. In October, NASA confirmed that the asteroid, dubbed 2024 ...
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Asteroid due to hit Earth's atmosphere in just hours - but Nasa says space rock 'poses no threat to humans'
A newly-discovered asteroid is set to enter Earth's atmosphere in just hours, Nasa has said. The space rock, named COWECP5, ...
NASA project NEOWISE ends after cataloging objects around Earth for over a decade
NASA's NEOWISE mission contributed to planetary defense efforts with its research to catalog near-Earth objects.
Small 'imminent impactor' asteroid targeting Earth expected to produce 'nice fireball'
On Tuesday, a tiny, harmless asteroid was detected early before it was expected to burn up in Earth's atmosphere over Siberia ...