Astronomers are getting better at detecting asteroids before they hit Earth—and it could save us from catastrophe
On September 4 2024, astronomers discovered an asteroid, 1 meter in diameter, heading towards Earth. The space rock would ...
Stadium-sized asteroid deemed 'potentially hazardous' by NASA, is expected to move 'relatively close' to Earth
A stadium-sized asteroid is passing relatively close to Earth on Tuesday, NASA announced. Its distance from Earth and its ...
NASA Alert: Two giant airplane-sized asteroids speeding towards Earth today; will they hit Earth?
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is keeping a close watch. Two giant asteroids, 2024 RY15 and 2024 RZ21, are set to fly by ...
NASA issues alert for fast-moving, stadium-sized asteroid approaching Earth tonight
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has issued a warning for a monstrous asteroid that is expected to rocket past Earth on ...
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NASA issues alert for stadium sized asteroid passing earth Tuesday
The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory has issued alerts for five asteroids approaching earth. One asteroid is described as ...
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Earth to Temporarily Acquire a 'Second Moon,' Scientists Say
Earth will welcome a visitor in a few days as a traveling asteroid is expected to spend almost two months revolving around ...
NASA watches a peanut-shaped asteroid drift past Earth
Peanuts! Get your peanuts here! The solar system has been passing out peanuts lately in the form of two different oddly ...
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Astronomers are getting better at detecting asteroids before they hit Earth—and it could save us from catastrophe
Funding is crucial in this effort to detect dangerous asteroids and predict their paths. In 2023, NASA allocated US$90 million (£69 million) to hunt for near Earth objects (NEOs). There are ...
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Asteroids the size of stadium and skyscraper hurtle past Earth
An animation of the 35,000 known near-Earth objects. There are at least 50 asteroids larger than a kilometre and 14,000 smaller unknown asteroids still to be discovered and tracked, NASA estimates ...
Earth will soon have a temporary second moon
Earth will soon have two moons, but not for long. According to a study published in the journal Research Notes of the ...