Earth may have had a Saturn-like ring over 400 million years ago, scientists say
Earth may have had a ring made up of a broken asteroid over 400 million years ago, a study finds. The Saturn-like feature ...
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Bus-Size Asteroid Flew Closer Than The Moon - Watch The Orbit Animation
Asteroid 2024 DW flew about 139,000 miles (224,000 km) away from Earth. The space rock was estimated to be about 43 feet wide ...
Earth's mini moon could be a chunk of the big moon, scientists say
A mini moon that will bid farewell to Earth soon may in fact be a small hunk of the big moon — the one that has loomed far ...
NASA Monitors As Bus-Sized Asteroid Approaches Earth Today
The asteroid, named 2024 VX3, will pass us at a distance of 92,100 miles, closer than the moon's 238,900-mile orbit.
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An asteroid could be our doom. Should we worry? | GUEST COMMENTARY
After learning about this most recent asteroid, the one that arrived on Sept. 29, I reached out to a friend who used to work ...
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Earth’s second moon confirmed : Scientists discover new natural satellite orbiting our planet
Astronomers at the Complutense University of Madrid first spotted this intriguing event using a powerful telescope in ...
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Europe's Hera asteroid probe heads for Mars after engine burn
The Hera mission is headed for the Didymos binary asteroid system. NASA's Double Asteroid Redirect Mission (DART) smashed ...
School-Bus-Sized Asteroid to Whiz Past Earth Closer Than the Moon
A school-bus-sized asteroid will pass by Earth this Wednesday, November 13, 2024, coming closer than the moon.
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Colossal asteroid six times taller than Qutub Minar hurtling towards Earth
For perspective, at its maximum estimated size of 460 meters, 2023 WK3 dwarfs India’s iconic Qutub Minar, which stands at 73 meters tall. The asteroid is over six times taller than this UNESCO World ...
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NASA Monitors As Bus-Sized Asteroid Approaches Earth Today
An asteroid the size of a school bus is due to zip past our planet on Wednesday, coming closer to us than the moon. The asteroid, named 2024 VX3, is forecast to skim past the Earth at a distance ...
This Is Where ‘Shooting Stars’ Really Come From — Scientists
New research reveals that 70% of meteorites that strike Earth originate from three young asteroid families in the main ...
NASA Alert! India Gate-sized asteroid’s close encounter with Earth tonight: Know its time, speed and what will happen if it collided with Earth
An asteroid, the size of India Gate, will pass close to Earth today. The asteroid, named 2019 VU5, is travelling at a speed ...