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Scientists have discovered 40,000 asteroids near Earth – but this could be just the beginning

Almost 2,000 asteroids currently being tracked by scientists have what's been described as a 'non-zero chance' of slamming ...
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Asteroid Bennu has roughly a 1-in-2,700 chance of striking Earth on a single day in 2182

Among the millions of rocks tumbling through the inner solar system, one small carbon-rich asteroid gets more attention from planetary defense scientists than almost any other. Bennu, a roughly ...

Asteroid rubble pile revealed: OSIRIS-REX sinks deep into Bennu; findings reshape future missions

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission revealed that asteroid Bennu is composed of a loose conglomerate of rocks, often referred to as a ...

Asteroid Detected Before Impact Explodes Over Australia In Rare Space Event

The asteroid was estimated at about 0.8 meters, and it posed zero threat to people or infrastructure on the ground.

Asteroid CERNQ52 entered Earth’s atmosphere near Australia — But how did it make a ‘clean’ entry?

A tiny asteroid named CERNQ52 entered Earth’s atmosphere over the Indian Ocean after being detected only hours earlier.

A small asteroid just hit Earth near Australia: Should you be worried? Here’s what NASA says

CERNQ52, a diminutive asteroid, streaked into Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean, detected by astronomers merely hours ...

'Doomsday Asteroid' is closest space rock since dinosaurs amid NASA warning

NASA's so-called "doomsday asteroid" Apophis - named after the ancient Egyptian god of chaos - is set to pass Earth closer than some satellites.
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‘Potentially Hazardous’ Asteroid Will Zoom By Earth Tonight—But NASA Says It’s Safe: What To Know

A building-sized asteroid will coincidentally fly by Earth during September’s supermoon and partial lunar eclipse early Wednesday morning, offering a celestial show full of events, and NASA is ...
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Huge Asteroid Could Hit Earth in 2032. Here’s How We Could Stop It

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. With the 2024 YR4 asteroid scheduled to near Earth by 2032, several ...

The Shadow of an Asteroid That Stirred My Heart

There was a television report that took time for me to process, stirring my emotions and eventually calming my heart as I recalled the days when I was once passionate about astronomical observation. I ...