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A massive asteroid’s ‘earth close approach’ Wednesday will still be pretty far from you
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNASA has cleared up previously unconfirmed reports of a massive asteroid supposedly hurtling closely...
An asteroid will just miss us in 2029. Scientists are making the most of a rare opportunity
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA huge asteroid will fly by Earth in April 2029. It won't be close enough to hit us, but it will be...
‘Planet killer’ asteroids nearly a mile long detected after being hidden by the sun's brightness
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAstronomers have detected three asteroids in close proximity to Earth, two of which pose a potential...
This is what would happen if scientists found an asteroid heading to Earth
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTo illustrate the importance of planetary defense NASA scientists have devised an exercise that...
'Potentially hazardous' asteroid that recently zipped past Earth is an elongated weirdo with an odd...
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn asteroid that flew precariously close to Earth in early February has an extremely unusual shape...
Planetary defense: NASA's arsenal for protecting Earth from potential killer asteroids
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 2 years ago--- An asteroid the size of Texas hurtles straight toward Earth, threatening to kill most living...
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...
In 'Deep Impact,' 'Armageddon,' asteroids threaten Earth. Which film was more realistic? NASA...
Yahoo Entertainment via AOL· 1 year agoIt's been 25 years since two of Hollywood's biggest asteroid films, Armageddon and Deep Impact, hit...
Oddly shaped asteroid once considered an impact risk for Earth races past the planet
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn asteroid larger than the Empire State Building that was once considered an impact risk of Earth...
Chelyabinsk meteor explosion over Russia 10 years ago was a planetary defense wakeup call
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOn Feb. 15, 2003, a meteor exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, showing why we need better...