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Planet killer asteroid 'the size of Mount Everest' to skim past Earth today
The big one, the catchily-named 2011 asteroid (415029) 2011 UL21, is a monstrous 2,310 metres wide, bigger than 99% of all other known near-Earth objects (NEOs) and bigger than any mountain in the UK.
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Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year
Earth will get a second moon for about two months this year when a small asteroid begins to orbit our planet. The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, revolving ...
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Asteroid to orbit Earth as 'mini-moon' for nearly 2 months: When you can see it
The moon will soon have a companion in Earth's orbit for a limited time. An Arjuna asteroid will become a "mini-moon" event for nearly two months starting Sept. 29, according to a study published ...
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For 57 days this fall, Earth will have a second moon
Say hello to Earth’s temporary new mini-moon. From Sept. 29 to Nov. 25, a passing asteroid will be pulled in by Earth’s gravity — sort of like a window shopper — before returning to its ...
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Bus-size asteroid being sucked toward Earth will become ‘temporary mini-moon’
Earth will be getting a second moon in the form of Asteroid 2024 PT5, which will start orbiting our planet later this month. brutto film - stock.adobe.com Our blue moon will no longer be standing ...
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Asteroid Apophis has the tiniest chance of hitting earth in 2029 – on a Friday the 13th
In a bit of ominous news befitting a Friday the 13th: It turns out that the asteroid Apophis could have a very small chance of colliding into Earth in five years, when it is expected to make a ...
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Two Huge Asteroids Are Approaching Us; One Among The Largest Near Earth
One may even be visible with little more than binoculars. First up is an asteroid labeled 2011 UL21, which is over a mile-wide and larger than 99 percent of the millions of known near-Earth ...
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Earth will get another moon this month — but not for long!
This month, Earth will grab itself a second moon in the form of the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5. Unlike the moon, Earth's primary companion which has accompanied our planet for around 4 billion years ...
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Asteroid Apophis Won’t Hit Earth in 2029—Unless This Freaky Scenario Plays Out
The Planetary Society; CC BY-NC 3.0 Asteroid Apophis doesn’t currently pose a threat to Earth when it passes by in a few years, but an astrophysicist has envisioned a scenario where that could ...
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Stadium-Sized Asteroid Will Pass by Earth on Tuesday — and NASA Says It's Coming Back
The asteroid, named by the space agency as "2024 ON," is 621,000 miles from Earth Danielle Jennings is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE, covering stories in Human Interest and Sports. She joins PEOPLE ...
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Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs Has a Bizarre Origin Story
They found traces of a rare element called ruthenium, which matched the composition of carbon-based asteroids in the asteroid belt that sits between Mars and Jupiter. However, the new study ...