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Skyscraper-sized asteroid and 4 others speed past Earth on the same day
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
Four large ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroids headed towards Earth – but it should be fine
Four large “potentially hazardous” asteroids – one the size of a skyscraper – are expected to pass by Earth on Thursday, ...
NASA Finds Super-Earth Planet Just Around the Corner
NASA recently discovered an exciting new planet called a "Super-Earth," and it’s not too far from us in space terms! This planet is bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune, and scientists think it ...
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.
A SpaceX capsule is coming back to Earth. Here’s why Boeing Starliner’s astronauts aren’t on it
NASA’s Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore will wait until 2025 to return to Earth on their newly assigned spacecraft, SpaceX’s ...
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NASA & Jane Goodall, Partners for Good
NASA partnered with the Jane Goodall Institute to protect chimpanzee habitats using Earth-observing satellites like Landsat. By creating habitat maps and using mobile apps for real-time data, local ...
Experts raise concerns over new findings from NASA-backed study on Earth's atmosphere: 'Our findings are ... significant'
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