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A 'potentially hazardous' asteroid will whiz past earth at 49,000 km/hr on Friday

When it blasts past Earth on 6 September 2019, it will be flying at a speed of 49,000 kilomete…

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Another pair of asteroids is going to whiz past Earth on 14 September — Bigger, faster but further away

Two asteroids already whizzed past Earth this week and now, two more are set to fly by on 14 Sept…

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What happens when an asteroid actually hits Earth

And it only seems more likely since, despite the Center of Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) a…

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An asteroid nearly half the size of Mount Everest might be on a collision course for Earth in less than a year

An asteroid that stretches for four kilometers, half the of Mount Everest’s height, could be on a c…

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For an asteroid to wipe out humans, it has to be bigger than the one that killed the dinosaurs

"But it does have the potential to be the most devastating natural disaster known to man," exp…

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It’s a record day for asteroids as three of them plan to fly past Earth

Aside from the fact that there will be three asteroids gunning for the planet, it's even rar…

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Two potentially hazardous asteroids have been ruled out as a threat to Earth — but a bigger one is on the way

Two asteroids are coming awfully close the planet on 14 September 2019 but the Planetary Defence Co…

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An asteroid discovered a week ago will be flying closest to earth tonight

An asteroid dubbed 2019 QE1 will fly past the Earth tonight. But, astronomers only spotted it on 22…

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Two asteroids bigger than the Japan tsunamis are coming eerily close to Earth today

Asteroids whiz past Earth on a regular basis but it’s rare to see two of them gunning for the plane…