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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…
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The 10 biggest asteroids that could crash into Earth in 2019
In order to keep that from happening, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Near Earth Orbit (NEO…
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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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A 'Nation-Busting' Asteroid Could Hit Earth In 2036
Comets are different from asteroids for a number of reasons. The biggest difference is that asteroi…
Dina Spector
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An asteroid the size of the Statue of Liberty is set to narrowly miss Earth this week
The asteroid, dubbed 2010 WC9 will come closer to our planet than any asteroid of its size has in t…
Jeremy Berke
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An asteroid hunter reveals how she finds the space rocks that could destroy earth
There's one thing that could make the asteroid search a lot easier: a supercharged, dedicated aster…
Ariel Schwartz
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An asteroid only turns into a meteor if it falls to Earth
Space agencies keep an eye out for these objects have come to realise that the asteroids having …
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'Planet killer' asteroid hidden by the sun may threaten Earth in a few thousand years
Asteroids orbiting between Earth and the sun are especially hard to find, but NASA can't deflect ha…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Over a million space rocks could strike Earth with more energy than a nuclear bomb, and we don't know where most of them are
According to a new report the agency released earlier this month - which is based on a 2016 report …
Jeremy Berke
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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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The asteroid NASA is about to strike poses no threat to Earth, but 60% of city-killer rocks fly under the radar
NASA's DART mission is about to practice deflecting an asteroid away from Earth. But NASA can't pro…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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There's A Really Big Asteroid Approaching Earth - Here's How To Watch
Asteroid 2004 BL86 was first spotted in 2004. Because of its orbital path and size, the asteroid is…
Jessica Orwig
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There's A Huge Asteroid Approaching Earth - Here's How To Watch
Asteroid 2004 BL86 was first spotted in 2004. Because of its orbital path and size, the asteroid is…
Jessica Orwig
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A huge asteroid just flew past Earth - it didn't hit us, but others might
This was obviously great news for our planet, considering scientists predicted back in February tha…
Julia Calderone,Paul Szoldra,…
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A car-size asteroid flew within 1,830 miles of Earth over the weekend — the closest pass ever — and we didn't see it coming
The asteroid, known as 2020 GQ or ZTF0DxQ, flew so close to Earth that it's now the closest known e…
Dave Mosher,Morgan McFall-Joh…
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In a NASA simulation of an asteroid impact, scientists concluded they couldn't stop a space rock from decimating Europe
Space agencies participated in a week-long NASA exercise in which they tried - and failed - to stop…
Aylin Woodward,Morgan McFall-…
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An asteroid just flew by Earth two times closer than the moon - and we barely saw it coming
Had a porous rock asteroid of 111 feet (34 meters) long hit Earth at a 45-degree angle, the simulat…
Dave Mosher
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NASA is finally advancing a space telescope that could track down dangerous asteroids before they strike Earth
Potentially hazardous asteroids often skim past Earth without warning. A space telescope that looks…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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It might not be 'dinosaur destroying' but it's only a matter of time before an asteroid hits Earth
But, considering their frequency, scientists believe it’s only a matter of time before one o…