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Newsweek on MSN · 1h

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," astronomer Jay Tate said.

Did an asteroid hit Earth last night? Where did NASA track it to?

If you happened to be in Russia’s far eastern Yakutia region on Tuesday night and glanced up at the sky, you might have caught an unexpected cosmic show. Residents there reported a brilliant fireball lighting up the night – an asteroid blazing into Earth’s atmosphere. The big question: Did it make it to the ground, and if so, where?

NBC News · 17h

NASA engineer reflects on asteroid that burned over Russia

A small asteroid moved toward Earth before burning out above far northeastern Russia. NBC News' Gadi Schwartz speaks to NASA Engineer Davide Farnocchia about the asteroid detection and impact.

Asteroid lights up Russian sky, producing a fireball

USA TODAY on MSN · 1h

Asteroid burns up before hitting Earth creating 'fireball in the sky': See video

A "harmless" asteroid burned up Tuesday night above northern Siberia in Russia, creating a blazing fireball in the sky witnessed across the region.

NBC News · 18h

Asteroid lights up the Russian sky, producing a fireball

According to officials, an asteroid lit up the sky in Russia, near the far eastern region of Yakutia. It produced a fireball before burning up in the atmosphere.

U.S. News & World Report · 23h

Falling Asteroid Lights up Sky in Russia's Remote Yakutia

An asteroid lit up the sky in Russia's remote far eastern region of Yakutia early on Wednesday, producing a fireball before likely burning up in the atmosphere, officials and scientists said. The emergencies ministry in Yakutia said all official bodies had been placed on alert as the asteroid approached but that no damage had been reported after its descent.

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Asteroid the size of 2.5 chinchillas impacts over Russia, no damages reported - NASA, ESA

The asteroid is the 11th to have been detected by scientists before impacting Earth. However, due to its small size, it did ...

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 ...

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Behold! These gorgeous never-before-seen space images are from a NASA space telescope that should have died long ago

NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) spacecraft launched to Earth orbit in 2009 and was placed in hibernation in ...

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Small asteroid misses Earth, another on the way: ‘Incoming!’

A small asteroid raced toward Earth on Tuesday morning, creating a fireball across the skies above eastern Russia, according ...

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NASA warning as asteroid heading for Earth and could arrive in matter of hours

Thankfully, the asteroid was small in size, estimated to be a mere 27 inches in diameter. Scientists expected it to be no ...

Live Science on MSN2h

'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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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.

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Asteroid due to hit Earth's atmosphere in just hours - but Nasa says space rock 'poses no threat to humans'

A newly-discovered asteroid is set to enter Earth's atmosphere in just hours, Nasa has said. The space rock, named COWECP5, ...

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