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4 Years To Go! ESA Shows How Asteroid Apophis Will Swing Past Earth In 2029
About exactly four years from now, the asteroid Apophis will swing past Earth on April 13, 2029. This space rock, measuring 375-metres-wide, will be less than 32,000 kilometres away at its farthest ...
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How NASA uses science data to protect Earth from asteroids
NASA and other global space scientists keep a close eye on asteroids known as near-Earth objects (NEOs). These are comets or ...
Most Carbon-Rich Asteroids Never Make It to Earth—and Now We Know Why
Only the hardy carbon-rich asteroids make it to Earth, after surviving the Sun’s heat and the fiery burnup that occurs when ...
Scientists uncover why carbon-rich meteorites rarely reach Earth
An international team of researchers may have answered one of space science's long-running questions—and it could change our ...
‘God Of Chaos’ Asteroid: It’s Exactly Four Years Until The Rarest Space Event Of Our Lives
On Friday, April 13, 2029, an asteroid will come closer to Earth than orbiting geosynchronous satellites in a ...
NASA warns of an asteroid roughly the size of a 35-storey building zooming towards Earth: All details here
NASA has issued a warning about asteroid 2023 KU, a 370-foot-wide space rock traveling at over 64,000 km/h. Expected to ...
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 ...
What is NASA’s strategy to spot and stop 'dangerous asteroids' from hitting Earth?
In February 2024, asteroid 2024 YR4 made headlines. NASA said it had a 3% chance of hitting Earth in 2032 the highest ever ...
NASA Tracking Building-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth
NASA is closely monitoring a building-sized asteroid as it makes its closest approach to Earth today, among a group of five ...
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The Asteroid That Was Predicted to Hit Earth: See It in a New Image
A few months ago, an asteroid created quite a buzz. At one point, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth, ...
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370-Foot Asteroid Moving At 64,000 KMPH: Could It Hit Earth On April 11? NASA Shares Key Details
A massive asteroid, 2023 KU, will pass earth on Friday around 9.05 pm, said NASA, adding the 370 feet long asteroid travels ...
How NASA science data defends Earth from asteroids
YR4 made headlines in February with the news that it had a chance of hitting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, as determined by an ...