NASA alerts about aeroplane-sized asteroid set for close flyby this week: Date, time, speed and more
NASA alerts about aeroplane-sized asteroid set for close flyby this week: All you need to know about Asteroid 2025 CL3 ...
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Scientists taking 'active measures' for asteroid with slight chance of hitting earth.
Now, ever-improving technology at our disposal has equipped us here on Earth to better detect – and prepare for – inbound asteroids, remnants from the early formation of our solar system some ...
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Newly discovered asteroid now has a slightly higher risk of hitting Earth
If this asteroid follows the pattern of other near-Earth asteroids after their discovery, the chances of impact will rise and then fall, according to the agency. For example, the asteroid Apophis ...
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Scientists say 2 asteroids may actually be fragments of destroyed planets from our early solar system
They're calling them "planetary embryos". Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system. These embryos, somewhere between ...
Good luck figuring out what time it is on this cool Asteroids watch
Here's one for the fashion-conscious retro gamers out there. Atari has teamed up with watchmaker Nubeo to release an Asteroids-themed watch to celebrate the game's 45th anniversary (even though it ...
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A newly discovered asteroid has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032
The asteroid is estimated to be between 131 and 328 feet (40 and 100 meters) wide. Asteroids of this size impact Earth every few thousand years, and they can cause severe damage to local regions ...
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An asteroid has a very small chance to hit Earth. What happens if it does?
“The object had a close approach with Earth,” which made it bright enough to be detected in surveys for asteroids, according to the Center for Near Earth Object Studies. Observations and data ...
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What would happen if the OSIRIS-REx asteroid Bennu smashed into Earth in 2182?
"On average, medium-sized asteroids collide with Earth about every 100–200 thousand years. This means that our early human ancestors may have experienced some of these planet-shifting events ...
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Newly discovered near-Earth asteroid isn't an asteroid at all — it's Elon Musk's trashed Tesla
The Tesla has now completed roughly 4.5 trips around the sun, traveling at roughly 45,000 mph (72,000 km/h), according to .
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Asteroids, Comets and Meteors News
Astronomers Find the Smallest Asteroids Ever Detected in the Main Belt Dec. 9, 2024 — Astronomers have found a way to spot the smallest, 'decameter,' asteroids within the main asteroid belt.