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NASA tracking bus-size asteroid now hurtling toward Earth

A bus-size asteroid is racing through space on a trajectory that will bring it close to Earth, and NASA is watching it with ...
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18 Asteroids Passed Earth Closer Than The Moon In November – All Of Them Were Discovered That Month

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...
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5 near-Earth asteroids now considered threats

As our understanding of space grows, so does our awareness of the potential threats posed by near-Earth asteroids. Recent studies have identified five such asteroids now considered significant risks, ...
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Astronomers are getting better at detecting asteroids before they hit Earth—and it could save us from catastrophe

On September 4 2024, astronomers discovered an asteroid, 1 meter in diameter, heading towards Earth. The space rock would burn up harmlessly in the atmosphere near the Philippines later that day, ...
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Comets, asteroids, and planets: The likely origins of Earth’s water

Choose your fighter for the origin of water on Earth! Was it always here or did it come to this planet from somewhere else in space? And, either... Comets, asteroids, and planets: The likely origins ...