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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· 9 months agoA skyscraper-size asteroid was revealed in year-old telescope data thanks to a new algorithm that...
Building-sized asteroid to buzz by Earth on Halloween — weeks after astronomers first spotted it
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA newly discovered building-sized asteroid will fly near Earth on Halloween, passing as close as...
'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...
Scientists discover near-Earth asteroid hours before it exploded over Berlin
Live Science via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFor only the eighth time in history, scientists detected an asteroid before it made its fiery...
New algorithm spots its first "potentially hazardous" near-Earth asteroid — and it's 600 feet long
CBS News via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAn algorithm designed to discover near-Earth asteroids has identified its first "potentially...
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...
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...
Could scientists stop a 'planet killer' asteroid from hitting Earth?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 5 months agoWe see an enormous, fiery asteroid falling through Earth's atmosphere and very nearly hitting our...
Key molecule found in all living beings detected in near-Earth asteroid
Press Association News via AOL· 1 year agoUracil, a key molecule found in all living organisms, has been detected in a near-Earth asteroid. An...
Mysterious Near-Earth Asteroid Phaethon Just Got Even Weirder
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 12 months agoA comet-like asteroid has been flaunting a tail of material as it approaches the Sun. But unlike its...