An asteroid just missed Earth this morning, but it’s fine
An asteroid passed by Earth early this morning at such a short distance that it was closer to the surface than many satellites. The space …
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A huge asteroid will squeak by Earth in 2029, and you’ll be able to see it without a telescope
Roughly a decade from now, a rather sizable space rock is going to have a very close encounter with Earth — on Friday the 13th, …
New Horizons isn’t done yet, and NASA is searching for its next target
New Horizons gave NASA an amazing New Year’s gift when it sent back gorgeous images of the distant Solar System object Ultima Thule, which we …
Newly-discovered asteroid will slip by Earth today at an incredibly close distance
NASA tracks hundreds upon hundreds of potentially hazardous objects that routinely cruise past our planet. Many of them have been known about for years or …
