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4 asteroids — including one plane sized and two house sized objects — to approach the Earth today, NASA warns: here’s all we know

NASA is tracking several asteroids that will pass near Earth in October 2024, none pose any direct …

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Forget distant fly-bys of giant rocks—this plane-sized asteroid will come within 1.7 million km of Earth this week!

Come Friday, this near-Earth object will make its closest approach to our planet in a decade!

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Last week, an asteroid pair came dangerously close to Earth, posed for some pictures and left!

Both asteroids 2024 MK and 2011 UL21 came in peace and were more than happy to be papped. 2011 UL21…

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Here's why astronauts age slower than the rest of us here on Earth

Astronauts on the International Space Station age slightly slower than the rest of us on Earth due …

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Potentially hazardous giant asteroid to skim past Earth on Thursday: NASA

According to the Centre, as they orbit the Sun, the NEOs can occasionally approach close to Earth. …

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ISRO moves Chandrayaan-3 propulsion module to orbit around Earth in unique experiment

The Propulsion Module (PM) of Chandrayaan-3 has been moved from an orbit around the Moon to an orbi…

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How to see Comet A3, which could be the best comet in a decade. Neanderthals walked the Earth last time it flew by.

Comet A3 hasn't been past Earth since the Neanderthals. It'll be visible across the Northern Hemisp…

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US satellites could face threat from Russia and China's 'unfriendly' space behavior, warn defense analysts

Russia and China are working on things that could be used to disable US satellites, raising alarms …

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NASA monitoring asteroids hurtling toward Earth at ferocious speeds

According to the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA's asteroid tracker, two a…

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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe becomes the fastest artificial object ever, 180 times faster than our fastest plane!

At such incredible speeds, the probe could complete roughly 15 circumnavigations of the Earth in ju…

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Just Look Up: Giant asteroid the size of Qutub Minar to pass dangerously close to Earth

It is not just natural calamities and deadly viruses that may end the human race, giant asteroids h…

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Earth's inner core reversed direction and is slowing down, and scientists don't know why

A new study offers compelling evidence that Earth's inner core reversed direction and is slowing do…

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Airplane-size asteroid to cross Earth's orbit tomorrow

An asteroid the size of an airplane is set to cross the Earth's orbit on Wednesday, according to NA…

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A manmade object now outshines nearly every star in the night sky and that could be a problem, astronomers say

An astronomer told Nature that if more companies were to launch groups of large satellites, "then t…

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2 'potentially hazardous' asteroids will streak by Earth this week, one as big as a mountain. You can watch it live.

On Thursday and Saturday, two different asteroids will hurtle past Earth at close range. You can wa…

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NASA gets $35 million to make sure asteroids don't destroy Earth

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) isn’t the only space agency tracking space…

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Barack Obama says Jeff Bezos should worry about Earth before space. But Bezos says going to space is how you save Earth.

Barack Obama argues billionaires should focus on solving humanity's problems on Earth, while Jeff B…

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The biggest asteroid of 2020 will zoom past Earth on April 29 — adhering to 'social distancing' and even wearing a mask

The biggest asteroid of the year doesn’t care that Earth is under lockdown — and it’s set to zoom p…

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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…