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NASA alert! A massive 370-ft asteroid as big as a 35-storey building set to pass Earth – know more about the speed and time
Asteroid 2023 KU, comparable to a 35-story building, will safely pass Earth on April 11, 2025, at a distance twice that of ...
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NASA's Lucy spacecraft to zoom past asteroid this weekend at 30,000 mph: "We don't know what to expect"
The asteroid is among countless fragments believed ... Swarms of Trojans precede and follow the solar system's largest planet as it circles the sun. Lucy will visit eight of them from 2027 through ...
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5 of the Biggest Extraterrestrial Impacts That Moved Oceans and Made Moons
What are some of the largest extraterrestrial impacts to effect Earth? Learn what we’ve seen in history, and what is ...
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Scientists finally unlock the secret to why carbon-rich asteroids don’t hit earth
The researchers reached the conclusion by studying 7,982 meteoroid trajectories and 540 potential meteorite falls.
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NASA Tracking Building-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth
One out of the other four space rocks due to hurtle past the Earth this weekend is significantly larger than "2023 KU," with the largest asteroid on the dashboard being approximately 1,800 feet.
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Meet the researchers testing the “Armageddon” approach to asteroid defense
A nuclear explosion might eventually be Earth’s only way to protect itself from a dangerous asteroid. But preparing for that ...
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NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is speeding toward another close encounter with an asteroid
The asteroid is among countless fragments believed ... Swarms of Trojans precede and follow the solar system’s largest planet as it circles the sun. Lucy will visit eight of them from 2027 ...
NASA spacecraft expected to have close encounter with asteroid
NASA’s Lucy will venture as close as 596 miles to this asteroid, an estimated 2½ miles in length but much shorter in width. Scientists should have a better idea of its size and shape following the ...
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NASA's Lucy spacecraft is speeding toward another close encounter with an asteroid
The asteroid is among countless fragments believed ... Swarms of Trojans precede and follow the solar system’s largest planet as it circles the sun. Lucy will visit eight of them from 2027 ...