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Asteroid hunters spot 27,500 overlooked near-Earth asteroids — more than were discovered by all of...
NY Post via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAsteroid hunters have identified 27,500 overlooked near-earth asteroids using a cutting-edge tech...
Scientists discover near-Earth asteroid hours before it exploded over Berlin
Live Science via Yahoo News· 6 months agoFor only the eighth time in history, scientists detected an asteroid before it made its fiery...
An asteroid the size of a bus will fly near Earth on Feb. 22 — but don't worry (video)
Space via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA NASA line map of the path of asteroid 2024 DW between Earth and the moon's orbit on Feb. 22, 2024....
Asteroid hits Earth hours after being spotted, meteor turns into 'beautiful' fireball over Europe
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn asteroid hit Earth hours after it was discovered Monday, turning into a dazzling fireball that...
Stadium-sized asteroid to buzz by Earth on Saturday: 5 things to know
The Hill via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoAn asteroid the size of a football stadium will thread the needle between Earth and the moon...
Earth is safe from a devastating asteroid impact for 1,000 years (probably)
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn artist's illustration of asteroids headed toward Earth. Astronomers have completed a...
'Planet killer' asteroid hidden by the sun may threaten Earth in a few thousand years
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTelescopes in the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), a program of NSF’s...
How often do asteroids come near Earth?
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThere are a bafflingly large number of asteroids floating around the solar system. Humans have already counted at least 1.4 million of them—and there are...
'Potentially hazardous' asteroid as tall as the Eiffel Tower will zoom by Earth today
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn asteroid flying past earth An artist's interpretation of an asteroid flying past Earth. (Image...
A small asteroid gave Earth a close but safe shave Thursday night
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA small asteroid swung past Earth Thursday night, in one of the closest flybys we've ever seen. On...