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New Asteroid Being Monitored by NASA Has Small Chance of Hitting Earth in 2046
The asteroid has a "very small chance" of hitting our planet on Valentine's Day in 2046. How romantic, some might argue, to be hit by an asteroid.
Asteroid the 'Size of a Box Truck' Anticipated to Pass Close to Earth
An asteroid, which NASA described to be around the "size of a box truck" is expected to pass roughly 2,200 miles above the planet’s surface.
A Canadian Deflected an Asteroid in a Planetary Defence Test for NASA
It's not quite Don't Look Up, but Canadian Julie Bellerose was at the controls of a NASA space probe that deflected an asteroid in a planetary defence test.
NASA Spacecraft Successfully Hits Asteroid in Earth Defense Test (UPDATE)
NASA successfully sent a spacecraft on a mission to collide with an asteroid, looking to learn if it’s a measure that can be taken in the future to save Earth.
Asteroid the Size of a Skyscraper Zooms Past Earth at 40,000 MPH
The asteroid, named 2021 KT1, reportedly flew within 4.5 million miles of Earth on Tuesday. It is one of five asteroids expected to pass our planet this week.
NASA Spacecraft That Retrieved Asteroid Samples Begins Long Journey Back to Earth
A NASA spacecraft that collected rubble from an asteroid began it's long 1.4 billion-mile journey back to Earth on Monday. It should be here in September 2023.
NASA Conducts Simulation Exercise to See How an Asteroid Impact Would Play Out
NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies began the tests earlier this week in an effort to find out how experts could respond to a killer asteroid scenario.
Earth Won't Have to Worry About Apophis Asteroid for at Least 100 Years, According to NASA
NASA says that it will be at least a century before people even have to think about an 1,100 foot-wide asteroid, dubbed 'Apophis,' striking the planet.
New Research Shows Dinosaurs Would Have Flourished Were It Not For Asteroid
New research suggests that dinosaurs could have remained dominant on Earth for some time if an asteroid hadn't permanently interrupted their existence.
Scientists Say a ‘2068 Impact Scenario Is Still in Play’ for 1,000-Foot-Wide Asteroid
A new report from the University of Hawaii has suggested that a 1,000-foot-wide asteroid named Apophis could hit the Earth in 2068.
Video Shows NASA's OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Successfully Land on Bennu Asteroid
Leaders of the historic mission say they are confident the spacecraft has collected samples from the asteroid's surface.
Neil deGrasse Tyson Says 'Refrigerator-Sized' Asteroid Could Hit Earth Day Before Election
The popular astrophysicist took to Twitter where he revealed that a "refrigerator-sized space-rock" is speeding its way toward the planet and could make impact.
30-Meter-Wide Asteroid 2011 ES4 Set to Buzz Past Earth This Week
A 30-meter-wide asteroid is set to buzz by Earth on Tuesday, according to NASA. And, by buzz by, we mean it could get within about 45,000 miles.
NASA Says Asteroid Could Potentially Hit United States Day Before Election
Per the Center for Near Earth Objects Studies at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, celestial object 2018VP1 could crash into the United States.
10th Grade Girls in India Discover Asteroid Headed Toward Earth
Indian students Radhika Lakhani and Vaidehi Vekariya made the discovery while participating in a space education initiative by Space India and NASA.
Massive Asteroid Set to Fly Past Earth in Late April
According to NASA, an asteroid between 1.1 and 2.5 miles wide is set to fly past Earth in late April.
'Potentially Hazardous' Asteroid to Pass Earth This Week
But don't ready your End of the World Party plans just yet.
Scientists Claim Asteroid 'Snuck Up on Us,' Barely Missing Earth
"It would have gone off like a very large nuclear weapon."