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Airplane-Sized Asteroid Will Fly Past Earth Next Week, Sparing Us From an Impact
Learn about the plane-sized asteroid that will pass by Earth the week of July 28, 2025, and find out how astronauts can track ...
Will asteroid 99942 Apophis hit Earth? Here's what NASA says
Originally feared as a potential Earth impactor, asteroid 99942 Apophis, once dubbed the "God of Chaos," will safely pass by Earth on April 13, 2029, at a distance closer than many satellites. While ...
Plane-sized Asteroid 2025 OW will fly-by at 47,000 mph this week, but NASA scientists say it’s nothing new
A large asteroid named 2025 OW will pass by Earth on 28 July at a distance of about 393,000 miles, travelling at nearly 47,000 mph. NASA confirms it poses no threat and wont be visible to the naked ...
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Asteroid Three Times Larger Than a Football Field Zooms Past Earth Today
Today, the sky holds an exciting spectacle as 2025 MA90, an asteroid approximately 280 feet in diameter, makes its close flyby of Earth. Traveling at over 20,000 miles per hour, it is set to pass a ...
The asteroid that will spare Earth might hit the moon instead. What happens if it does?
Asteroid 2024 YR4, which once appeared to be on a collision course with Earth, may hit the moon, which could create some ...
Enormous asteroid the size of the Leaning Tower of Pisa headed toward Earth in just DAYS
An asteroid the size of a 15-story building or a large airplane has been spotted, just days before it makes a close pass by the planet.
What happens once we spot the asteroid that will hit Earth?
This year, the alert system for defending the planet against incoming space rocks was activated for the first time. It won’t be the last ...