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‘Planet killer’ asteroids nearly a mile long detected after being hidden by the sun's brightness
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAstronomers have detected three asteroids in close proximity to Earth, two of which pose a potential...
'Planet killer' asteroid hidden by the sun may threaten Earth in a few thousand years
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTelescopes in the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), a program of NSF’s...
The asteroid NASA is about to strike poses no threat to Earth, but 60% of city-killer rocks fly...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIllustration of DART approaching Dimorphos.NASA/Johns Hopkins APL NASA is about to slam a spacecraft...
How many 'city killer' asteroids narrowly miss Earth each year?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThis artist concept catastrophic collisions between asteroids located in the belt between Mars and...
Could scientists stop a 'planet killer' asteroid from hitting Earth?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWe see an enormous, fiery asteroid falling through Earth's atmosphere and very nearly hitting our...
'Planet killer' asteroids are hiding in the sun's glare. Can we stop them in time?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIn the glare of the sun, an unknown number of near-Earth asteroids move on unseen orbits. A new...
'Planet Killer' Asteroid Spotted Lurking In Sun's Glare
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA huge asteroid is heading toward Earth’s orbit — but astronomers aren’t worried. The rock has a...
Planetary defense: NASA's arsenal for protecting Earth from potential killer asteroids
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 1 year ago--- An asteroid the size of Texas hurtles straight toward Earth, threatening to kill most living...
"Planet killer" asteroids discovered hiding in sun's glare
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFor a long time, the sun's glare has been hiding a secret — a trio of space rocks with one member...
Asteroid Discovered Hiding in Sun's Glare Could Be a 'Planet Killer' for Earth — But Not Anytime...
People via Yahoo News· 1 year ago"If this one hits the Earth, it would cause planetwide destruction. It would be very bad for life as...