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The Asteroid That Will Be Forever Changed By Passing Near Earth
In 2029, one of the solar system's many asteroids will pass Earth close enough to see with the naked eye. But asteroid ...
Asteroids safely fly by Earth all the time. Here’s why scientists are watching Apophis.
Additional observations of Apophis have allowed astronomers to long ... to come within a distance of Earth 10 times closer ...
Astronomers Are Keeping an Eye on This Asteroid’s Odds of Hitting Earth
Researchers say there’s a 1.3 percent chance that the space rock 2024 YR4 could strike our planet — but not until December ...
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Newfound Asteroid May Hit Earth in 2032, Scientists Say
The possibility of the asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting our planet might not be ruled out until 2028, raising the prospect we’ll ...
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Scientists reveal what they found in sample taken from Bennu asteroid
The agency said the spacecraft that completed the sample return is on its way to investigate asteroid Apophis. The asteroid, ...
9 Stunning images of Asteroids by NASA
Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets, are rocky, airless remnants left over from the early formation of our solar system. Nasa releases images.
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The Dinosaur-Killer Asteroid Came From Beyond Jupiter, Scientists Say
The next known close pass of an asteroid to Earth will occur on Friday, April 13, 2029, when Asteroid Apophis—at about ... distance between Earth and the moon, the closest approach of an ...
New asteroid has a chance of impacting Earth in 2032
Update: Odds have slightly increased to 1 in 83. This is one of the highest probabilities of an impact from a significantly ...