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NASA: Asteroid the size of the Brooklyn Bridge to pass near Earth on Thursday
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAn asteroid that is roughly as long as New York City's Brooklyn Bridge will pass within 2.6 million...
'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...
Astronomers have found 30,000 near-Earth asteroids – and half in the last six years
Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoAstronomers have now spotted more than 30,000 near-Earth asteroids (Getty Images) Naeblys via Getty...
Watch a house-size asteroid zoom past Earth live today (June 25)
Space via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA small asteroid the size of a three-story building will pass between Earth and the moon on Sunday...
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...
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...
NASA's new asteroid-hunting telescope is made to protect Earth from disaster
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNASA has begun work on an asteroid-hunting telescope to protect Earth from disaster. NEO Surveyor is...
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...
NASA tracks 5 'potentially hazardous' asteroids that will fly by Earth within days
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFive massive asteroids will fly near Earth between Wednesday and Sunday, though none are on a...
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...