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'Potentially hazardous' 600-foot asteroid detected near Earth after a year of hiding in plain sight
Live Science via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA skyscraper-size asteroid was revealed in year-old telescope data thanks to a new algorithm that...
Scientists discover near-Earth asteroid hours before it exploded over Berlin
Live Science via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFor only the eighth time in history, scientists detected an asteroid before it made its fiery...
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...
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...
'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...
5 asteroids will skim past Earth over the next 2 days, NASA says
Live Science via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAn artist's concept shows asteroids orbiting close to Earth. Earth is being visited by five...
'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...
Asteroid swoops past Earth just days after being discovered by Nasa
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn asteroid has swooped past Earth – just days after it was first spotted. The object, known as 2022...
Could scientists stop a 'planet killer' asteroid from hitting Earth?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 7 months agoWe see an enormous, fiery asteroid falling through Earth's atmosphere and very nearly hitting our...