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How Being Trapped Between Two Asteroid Belts Would Threaten Earth
The curious minds at What If explain how being trapped between two asteroid belts could pose an existential threat to Earth.
NASA alert! Asteroid size of 25-storey building approaching Earth at a speed of...on THIS date, check details
A gigantic asteroid, the size of a 25-storey building is fastly approaching the earth and it has already reached very close ...
Venus Hiding Dangerous Asteroids, Including One That Could Be a 'City-Killer' If it Impacts Earth: Study
Experts say Venus is hiding some asteroids that could potentially be deadly should they impact Earth. Venus currently has at ...
What are near-Earth asteroids made of? Researchers are about to find out
In the vast expanse of space, an estimated 1 million near-Earth objects (NEOs), also known as near-Earth asteroids, are ...
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NASA monitoring trio of house-sized asteroids skimming Earth at hypersonic speed
NASA tracks five near-Earth asteroids flying close to our planet this week. Despite their size, none pose a threat for at ...
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House-size asteroid will pass between Earth and moon on May 21
A newly discovered house-size asteroid is set to make a close, yet harmless approach to Earth on May 21, passing within ...
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Europe wants to land a tiny spacecraft on the infamous asteroid Apophis in 2029
The 1,100-foot-wide (340 meters) Apophis, also known as asteroid 99942, is set to make a very close, but safe, flyby of Earth on April 13, 2029. The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing its Ramses ...
3 city-killing asteroids could strike Earth within weeks — generating a million times more energy than Hiroshima atomic bomb
International researchers warn that the planet Venus is concealing at least three city-killer asteroids that could strike ...