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Christmas Eve Asteroid Alert: 120-Foot Space Rock Racing Toward Earth
With a size of 120 feet and a close approach on December 24, this asteroid will pass safely at a distance of 4.48 million miles.
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Watch: Asteroid On 'Collision Course' With Earth Explodes Above Russia
ESA in a post on X confirmed that Asteroid COWEPC5 entered Earth's atmosphere creating a fireball over the Yakutia region.
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A 250-Feet Asteroid Coming Near Earth At 63,683 Kmph. All You Need To Know
Asteroid 2024 JB2 is a part of the Apollo group and has an astonishing speed of 63,683 kilometres per hour, NASA's CNEOS data stated.
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2008 OS7: Massive 890-Feet ''Stadium-Sized'' Asteroid To Zoom Past Earth On February 2
Five gigantic asteroids will approach our planet, with one of them making its closest approach to Earth tomorrow, according to NASA.
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2023 JL1: Bus-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Today, Says NASA
The 39-foot bus-sized Asteroid 2023 JL1 will pass by Earth at a distance of 2,490,000 kilometres.
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Airplane-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth Today, Says NASA
Asteroid 2023 HY3 is travelling at a speed of 23,596 kilometres per hour and will pass by Earth at a distance of 6.3 million kilometres.
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2023 FZ3: Massive 150-Foot Asteroid Approaching Earth On April 6, Warns NASA
The 150-foot-wide rock which is hurtling towards Earth at a speed of 67656 kmph will make its closest approach to Earth at a distance of 4,190,000 km.
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Watch: Asteroid Explodes Above English Channel, Lights Up Night Sky
The European Space Agency (ESA) tweeted that it was "a sign of the rapid advancements in global asteroid detection capabilities!"
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Watch: NASA Hits Asteroid In Historic Test, Scientists Erupt In Joy
Bullseye: A NASA spaceship on Monday struck an asteroid seven million miles away in order to deflect its orbit, succeeding in a historic test of humanity's ability to prevent a celestial object from devastating life on Earth.
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Asteroid 2022 NF to Pass Extremely Close to Earth, Be Visible to Amateur Astonomers
An asteroid the size of a small bus will whizz past the Earth at 90,000 kilometres away today. Estimated to measure between 5.5 and 12.5 meters, the asteroid 2022 NF was discovered only on July 4. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory says the asteroid will safely pass the planet, and astronomers will be able to watch Asteroid 2022 NF, when it flies b...
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India Gets Its 1st Liquid Mirror Telescope, To Track Debris From Space
India has set up a liquid telescope, the country's first and the largest in Asia, atop a mountain at an altitude of 2450 metres in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand to keep a watch on the skies for transient objects like debris and asteroids falli
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Giant Asteroid To Pass By Earth Today, Says NASA. Here's How You Can Track It
A giant asteroid will whiz past the earth today, NASA has said. The asteroid, called 7482 (1994 PC1), measures more than a kilometre in width (approximately 3,450 feet)
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A 'Potentially Hazardous' Asteroid Will Fly by Earth Soon: How to Watch It
A massive asteroid will fly past Earth on January 19 and will be visible using a 6-inch or larger backyard telescope.
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NASA Set to Launch DART Asteroid-Crashing Planetary Defence Mission on November 24: How to Watch
Final rehearsals for NASA's planetary defence test are already underway. The one-of-a-kind mission, which will launch next week, is set to intentionally crash a spacecraft into an asteroid to deflect its path. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) will attempt to hit the moonlet asteroid Dimorphos, which orbits a larger asteroid called Didymo...
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2 Giant Asteroids To Pop Up Near Earth Tomorrow, NASA Keeps Watch
Two large recently discovered asteroids will pass by Earth tomorrow, scientists at NASA's Centre for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) have said. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has been tracing their orbital path around the sun.
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Christmas Eve Asteroid Alert: 120-Foot Space Rock Racing Toward Earth
With a size of 120 feet and a close approach on December 24, this asteroid will pass safely at a distance of 4.48 million miles.
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Watch: Asteroid On 'Collision Course' With Earth Explodes Above Russia
ESA in a post on X confirmed that Asteroid COWEPC5 entered Earth's atmosphere creating a fireball over the Yakutia region.
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A 250-Feet Asteroid Coming Near Earth At 63,683 Kmph. All You Need To Know
Asteroid 2024 JB2 is a part of the Apollo group and has an astonishing speed of 63,683 kilometres per hour, NASA's CNEOS data stated.
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2008 OS7: Massive 890-Feet ''Stadium-Sized'' Asteroid To Zoom Past Earth On February 2
Five gigantic asteroids will approach our planet, with one of them making its closest approach to Earth tomorrow, according to NASA.
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2023 JL1: Bus-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Today, Says NASA
The 39-foot bus-sized Asteroid 2023 JL1 will pass by Earth at a distance of 2,490,000 kilometres.
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Airplane-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth Today, Says NASA
Asteroid 2023 HY3 is travelling at a speed of 23,596 kilometres per hour and will pass by Earth at a distance of 6.3 million kilometres.
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2023 FZ3: Massive 150-Foot Asteroid Approaching Earth On April 6, Warns NASA
The 150-foot-wide rock which is hurtling towards Earth at a speed of 67656 kmph will make its closest approach to Earth at a distance of 4,190,000 km.
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Watch: Asteroid Explodes Above English Channel, Lights Up Night Sky
The European Space Agency (ESA) tweeted that it was "a sign of the rapid advancements in global asteroid detection capabilities!"
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Watch: NASA Hits Asteroid In Historic Test, Scientists Erupt In Joy
Bullseye: A NASA spaceship on Monday struck an asteroid seven million miles away in order to deflect its orbit, succeeding in a historic test of humanity's ability to prevent a celestial object from devastating life on Earth.
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Asteroid 2022 NF to Pass Extremely Close to Earth, Be Visible to Amateur Astonomers
An asteroid the size of a small bus will whizz past the Earth at 90,000 kilometres away today. Estimated to measure between 5.5 and 12.5 meters, the asteroid 2022 NF was discovered only on July 4. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory says the asteroid will safely pass the planet, and astronomers will be able to watch Asteroid 2022 NF, when it flies b...
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India Gets Its 1st Liquid Mirror Telescope, To Track Debris From Space
India has set up a liquid telescope, the country's first and the largest in Asia, atop a mountain at an altitude of 2450 metres in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand to keep a watch on the skies for transient objects like debris and asteroids falli
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Giant Asteroid To Pass By Earth Today, Says NASA. Here's How You Can Track It
A giant asteroid will whiz past the earth today, NASA has said. The asteroid, called 7482 (1994 PC1), measures more than a kilometre in width (approximately 3,450 feet)
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A 'Potentially Hazardous' Asteroid Will Fly by Earth Soon: How to Watch It
A massive asteroid will fly past Earth on January 19 and will be visible using a 6-inch or larger backyard telescope.
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NASA Set to Launch DART Asteroid-Crashing Planetary Defence Mission on November 24: How to Watch
Final rehearsals for NASA's planetary defence test are already underway. The one-of-a-kind mission, which will launch next week, is set to intentionally crash a spacecraft into an asteroid to deflect its path. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) will attempt to hit the moonlet asteroid Dimorphos, which orbits a larger asteroid called Didymo...
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2 Giant Asteroids To Pop Up Near Earth Tomorrow, NASA Keeps Watch
Two large recently discovered asteroids will pass by Earth tomorrow, scientists at NASA's Centre for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) have said. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has been tracing their orbital path around the sun.
