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4 large asteroids, including 1 the size of a skyscraper, speed past Earth
Four huge asteroids — and a fifth that's much smaller — are passing Earth on Thursday in their closest approaches to the planet ever recorded.
4 large asteroids, including a skyscraper-size 'city killer,' will zoom past Earth in a 12-hour span today (Oct. 24)
Four "potentially hazardous" space rocks, which are between 100 and 580 feet across, will all make their closest approaches to Earth within less than 12 hours of one another on Thursday (Oct. 24). Two of them were only discovered earlier this month.
4 large asteroids, including a skyscraper-size 'city killer,' will zoom past Earth in a 12-hour span tomorrow (Oct. 24)
Four "potentially hazardous" space rocks, which are between 100 and 580 feet across, will all make their closest approaches to Earth within less than 12 hours of one another on Thursday (Oct. 24). Two of them were only discovered earlier this month.
Big asteroid quartet, including 'city killer,' to approach Earth
Four enormous asteroids, including one with the potential to wipe out an entire city off the map, are making a close flyby of Earth on Thursday. Deemed potentially hazardous, each will come within 30 miles of our planet in just a span of 12 hours.
'City killer' asteroid is one of four making close approach to Earth
Four huge asteroids, including one the size of a skyscraper, are making a close approach to planet Earth. Asteroids striking the Earth can have a devastating impact, but luckily, experts are able to gauge whether those heading in our direction pose an imminent threat.
‘City killer’ asteroid is one of 4 to graze Earth’s orbit today
NASA has announced that an airplane-sized “city killer” asteroid will skim past Earth today — one of four “hazardous” space rocks to graze our orbit in less than 12 hours. Dubbed 2002 NV16, the cosmic boulder is slated to pass within a minimum distance of 2.
Five Asteroids Will Zoom Past Earth on Thursday
No need to freak out—only one asteroid is big enough to be considered hazardous, and it’s staying millions of miles away.
Four 'killer' asteroids hurtling towards Earth today as NASA issues warning
Four asteroids - 2002 NV16, 2015 HM1, 2024 TP17, and 2024 TR6 - will be skimming past Earth today, but scientists say there's ...
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A near-Earth asteroid offers clues to one dark matter theory
Data from the OSIRIS-REx mission to Bennu place a ceiling on the strength of a hypothetical fifth force that could explain dark matter’s origins.
Five Asteroids Will Zoom Past Earth on Thursday, But Don’t Panic—They’re Just Passing Through
No need to freak out—only one asteroid is big enough to be considered hazardous, and it’s staying millions of miles away.
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Exact times four 'killer asteroids' due head for earth amid NASA warning
Giant so-called "killer asteroids" are set to pass Earth within a 12-hour window after being first spotted earlier this ...
Earth in the firing line of six asteroids
Space rocks to come close to Earth todayThe largest of the six asteroids measures up to 580 feet wideNASA has identified six ...
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Almost All Meteorites That Hit Earth Are Coming From the Same Three Places, Scientists Discover
Resaerchers have found that the vast majority of meteorites pummelling the Earth's atmosphere come from only three different ...
A Fascinating Theory About a Ring of Asteroids Around Earth Has Some Wild Implications for Evolution
And although the band of ancient craters is the only physical evidence such a ring ever existed, life on Earth likely ...
‘Doomsday Swarm’ Hides 14 Large Asteroids That Could Hit Earth In Future, Scientists Say
There aren’t as many potentially hazardous asteroids lurking near Earth as previously thought, according to a new study.
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Earth in the firing line of asteroids: Six space rocks to come close on October 24
The largest of the six asteroids, 363305 (2002 NV16), has a diameter estimated between 140 and 310 meters (up to 580 feet).