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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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Massive 'God Of Chaos' Asteroid Set For Close Approach To Earth, May Trigger Astroquakes
Scheduled to pass by Earth on April 13, 2029, Apophis is a massive "city-killer"
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Massive Asteroid's Near-Earth Approach In 2029. But There's A Bigger Danger
Asteroid Apophis, nicknamed the "God of Destruction," will make a close approach to Earth in April 2029.
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Asteroid Apophis May Still Have a Small Chance of Hitting Earth in 2029, Study Reveals
Recent simulations suggest a very small chance that asteroid Apophis could be deflected onto a collision course with Earth before its close approach in 2029. Although current data points to a safe pass, the risk remains, especially if another space object were to strike Apophis. The odds are extremely low, but a final verdict won’t be available u...
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Asteroid The Size Of Two Football Fields To Make Close Approach To Earth On September 15
The flyby of asteroid 2024 ON presents a rare and invaluable chance for astronomers to collect crucial data on its composition, velocity, rotation period, and orbital path.
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Building-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth At Alarming Speed Today, Warns NASA
Asteroid 2024 JV33 is part of the Apollo group, a category of asteroids known for their frequent crossings of Earth's orbit.
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India's Fully Robotic Telescope In Ladakh Captures Building-Sized Asteroid's Closest Approach To Earth
The GROWTH-India telescope at the Indian Astronomical Observatory in Ladakh recently captured a building-sized asteroid on its approach to Earth.
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NASA Captures Images Of Large Asteroids That Zipped By Earth
On June 27th, asteroid 2011 UL21 made its closest recorded approach to Earth, passing by at a safe distance of 17 times the Earth-Moon distance.
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Mountain-Size Asteroid To Make Close Approach To Earth On Thursday
This "potentially hazardous" object, comparable in size to a mountain, represents one of the largest space rocks to come this close to Earth in over a century.
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2024 KN1: Plane-Sized Asteroid To Zoom Past Earth Today. What NASA Said
This celestial visitor named 2024 KN1, the size of an 88-foot aeroplane, is travelling at a speed of approximately 16,500 kilometres per hour.
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A 90-Foot Asteroid, Travelling At 29,961 kmph, Will Zoom Past Earth Today
A 99-foot wide asteroid, named 2024 KA1, will fly close to Earth on Saturday. This celestial visitor is travelling at a speed of 29,961 kmph, and will make its closest approach to Earth at 16:36 IST.
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A "City Killer" Asteroid Approaching Earth: All You Need To Know About It
Some asteroids are given the title of "city killers" because they are capable of destroying an entire city if they collide with an inhabited part of Earth.
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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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NASA Launches Spacecraft To Intercept 'God Of Chaos' Asteroid As It Nears Earth's Orbit
The asteroid Apophis also known as ''God of Chaos'' is expected to fly by Earth on April 13, 2029, from about only 20,000 miles away.
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Aircraft-Sized Asteroid Heading Towards Earth. Close Approach On...
According to NASA data, the asteroid is travelling at a speed of 30,564 kilometres per hour.
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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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Massive 'God Of Chaos' Asteroid Set For Close Approach To Earth, May Trigger Astroquakes
Scheduled to pass by Earth on April 13, 2029, Apophis is a massive "city-killer"
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Massive Asteroid's Near-Earth Approach In 2029. But There's A Bigger Danger
Asteroid Apophis, nicknamed the "God of Destruction," will make a close approach to Earth in April 2029.
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Asteroid Apophis May Still Have a Small Chance of Hitting Earth in 2029, Study Reveals
Recent simulations suggest a very small chance that asteroid Apophis could be deflected onto a collision course with Earth before its close approach in 2029. Although current data points to a safe pass, the risk remains, especially if another space object were to strike Apophis. The odds are extremely low, but a final verdict won’t be available u...
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Asteroid The Size Of Two Football Fields To Make Close Approach To Earth On September 15
The flyby of asteroid 2024 ON presents a rare and invaluable chance for astronomers to collect crucial data on its composition, velocity, rotation period, and orbital path.
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Building-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth At Alarming Speed Today, Warns NASA
Asteroid 2024 JV33 is part of the Apollo group, a category of asteroids known for their frequent crossings of Earth's orbit.
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India's Fully Robotic Telescope In Ladakh Captures Building-Sized Asteroid's Closest Approach To Earth
The GROWTH-India telescope at the Indian Astronomical Observatory in Ladakh recently captured a building-sized asteroid on its approach to Earth.
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NASA Captures Images Of Large Asteroids That Zipped By Earth
On June 27th, asteroid 2011 UL21 made its closest recorded approach to Earth, passing by at a safe distance of 17 times the Earth-Moon distance.
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Mountain-Size Asteroid To Make Close Approach To Earth On Thursday
This "potentially hazardous" object, comparable in size to a mountain, represents one of the largest space rocks to come this close to Earth in over a century.
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2024 KN1: Plane-Sized Asteroid To Zoom Past Earth Today. What NASA Said
This celestial visitor named 2024 KN1, the size of an 88-foot aeroplane, is travelling at a speed of approximately 16,500 kilometres per hour.
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A 90-Foot Asteroid, Travelling At 29,961 kmph, Will Zoom Past Earth Today
A 99-foot wide asteroid, named 2024 KA1, will fly close to Earth on Saturday. This celestial visitor is travelling at a speed of 29,961 kmph, and will make its closest approach to Earth at 16:36 IST.
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A "City Killer" Asteroid Approaching Earth: All You Need To Know About It
Some asteroids are given the title of "city killers" because they are capable of destroying an entire city if they collide with an inhabited part of Earth.
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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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NASA Launches Spacecraft To Intercept 'God Of Chaos' Asteroid As It Nears Earth's Orbit
The asteroid Apophis also known as ''God of Chaos'' is expected to fly by Earth on April 13, 2029, from about only 20,000 miles away.
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Aircraft-Sized Asteroid Heading Towards Earth. Close Approach On...
According to NASA data, the asteroid is travelling at a speed of 30,564 kilometres per hour.
