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2,000-foot-wide 'potentially hazardous' asteroid has just made its closest approach to Earth — and...
Live Science via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe 2,000-foot-wide asteroid 2013 NK4 just made its closest approach to Earth in recorded history,...
Large asteroid to pass closer to Earth than many satellites in 2029
Cosmos· 4 days agoIn 2029 the asteroid once considered the most probable to strike the Earth will fly uncomfortably...
Large asteroid to safely pass Earth on Monday
EarthSky· 5 days agoA large space rock will safely pass our planet on April 15, 2024, and it’s even big enough to see using a small telescope. Its closest approach occurs on Monday, April 15, 2024, at 14:51 UTC ...
Watch the sky, the 'devil comet' is passing by the earth. Here's how to get a glimpse
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoIts proximity to Earth is close enough for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to classify...
2013 NK4: Potentially Hazardous Asteroid Passes Close Enough To Earth To See It
IFLScience· 3 days agoThe asteroid, first discovered in 2013 by the Siding Spring Survey, is between 400 and 1,000 meters (1,300 and 3,280 feet) across. At such a size, it is classed as a "potentially ...
Look up (with a telescope): 2,000-foot long asteroid to pass by earth Monday
USA Today· 4 days agoThe asteroid named 2013 NK4 orbits the sun every 378 days, according to NASA. The space rock has an...
Car-sized Asteroid Whizzes Past Earth, Narrowly Missing Collision
Gadgets 360· 5 days agoAstronomers had their hands full when a brand-new asteroid, 2024 GJ2, made an unexpected visit to...
NASA Set to Launch Solar Sail for Sunlight-Propelled Space Travel
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoNASA’s experimental solar sail is ready to take flight in Earth orbit, using the pressure of...
Where is the Lyrid meteor shower visible? What to know and how to see it in Tennessee
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAccording to NASA, the Lyrids meteors travel at a speed of 29 miles per second and as many as 20 can...
Once-in-a-lifetime "devil comet" to be brightest this weekend
Newsweek· 2 days agoA huge mountain-sized space phenomenon known as the Devil Comet will be prime for spotting this...