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Asteroid the size of 3 million elephants zooms past Earth
The asteroid, called 2020 XR, made its closest approach today at approximately 12:26 a.m. EST (0526 GMT), passing just under ...
NASA Monitoring 39-Foot Asteroid Nearing Earth
"Asteroids are 'bits of a planet that didn't happen' that orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter in the main asteroid belt," ...
Scientists puzzled by asteroids that hit Earth 35 million years ago and seemingly left no climate impacts
UK scientists used hundreds of tiny fossils that lived in the sea at the time to understand climate shifts tens of millions ...
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Asteroid nearly hits Earth in Siberia, with a 2nd massive asteroid passing this week
A small asteroid was visible in northern Siberia on Tuesday, as it closed in on its collision course with Earth. It's the ...
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Asteroid to make “close pass” near Earth next month
An asteroid is expected to make a “close pass” to Earth next month. In October, NASA confirmed that the asteroid, dubbed 2024 ...
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Massive asteroid impacts did not change Earth's climate in the long term
Two massive asteroids hit Earth around 35.65 million years ago, but did not lead to any lasting changes in the Earth's climate, according to a new study.
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'Spectacular' asteroid blazes over Siberia just hours after it was detected
C0WEPC5, as the asteroid has been temporarily named, entered Earth's atmosphere at 1:15 a.m. local time on Dec. 4 over Russia ...
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Massive, 'potentially hazardous' asteroid due to make closest-ever approach to Earth tonight — and you can watch it live
The stadium-sized asteroid 2020 XR is due to make its closest approach to Earth on record early on Dec. 4, and the encounter ...