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The 13 biggest asteroids to ever hit planet Earth

Low as their risk may be, asteroid impacts continue rank among the biggest threats to Earth from space, and pretty huge ones have hit Earth several times in the past. To learn more about the biggest ...

If an incoming asteroid hits the moon, it will be visible from Earth, according to a new study

This time last year, the world was gripped by reports that an incoming, nearly 200-feet-wide asteroid had a tiny, tiny chance ...
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A 200-foot asteroid has a 4 percent chance of hitting the moon in 2032—and we could see it

Scientists already knew this could be a doozy. Astronomers previously estimated if 2024 YR4 hits the moon, it could form a ...
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NASA alerts Earth to asteroid that could be on a collision path

NASA’s latest alert about a near‑Earth asteroid has revived a familiar mix of anxiety and curiosity about what would happen if a space rock really were on a collision course with our planet. The ...

Asteroid Hitting Earth

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Images show thousands of newly-identified asteroids. And there's more to come

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to astronomer Sarah Greenstreet about her team's new discovery of the fastest-spinning large asteroid known to man.