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Astronomers discover 196-foot asteroid with 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in 2032
A 196-foot-wide asteroid has a 1-in-83 chance of striking Earth in 2032. An expert tells Space.com where this asteroid could ...
New Asteroid Tops NASA’s Impact Risk Chart, 1.2% Chance of 2032 Collision
The asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, jumped to the top of NASA's risk chart, with a slim but measurable chance of striking ...
Newly discovered asteroid could hit earth in 2032 and “cause a significant air burst and fireball”
According to research from NASA’s Center of NEO Studies the asteroid is projected to come within 66,000 miles of earth on ...
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Asteroid flying close to Earth turns out to be douchebag's car
Earlier this month, astronomers at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics reported discovery of an asteroid passing ...
NASA Tracking Bus-Size Asteroid Approaching Earth at 30,000 Mph
BS4 may be anywhere between 17 and 40 feet across, and will approach at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon.
Earth’s recent ‘mini-moon’ may be an actual piece of the moon, astronomers say
An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an impact thousands of years ago.
It’s not sci-fi: Americans support asteroid defense spending
Planetary defense is a global imperative, of course, but for the time being, NASA — and, by extension, the United States — is ...
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Earth's recent asteroid visitor might've been a piece of the moon
2024 PT5 is the second near-Earth asteroid scientists suspect was ejected from the moon's surface, the first being 469219 ...
The "Space" Space: Statue of Liberty-sized asteroid nears Earth
A small object, roughly the size of the Statue of Liberty, is expected to zip past Earth on January 31. Read more: ...
Could This Asteroid Be a Lost Chunk of the Moon?
PT5, a near-Earth object discovered last year, has captivated scientists with its potential lunar origins. Likely ejected ...
Study finds that Earth's small asteroid visitor is likely a chunk of moon rock
A near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new ...
Mystery 'asteroid' in Earth's orbit is something completely different – and it's Musk's fault
Major astronomy body the Minor Planet Centre (MPC) was forced to list the discovery - made by a citizen scientist - as ...