Earth-crossing Asteroids

Earth, Asteroid

NASA Tracking Three Vehicle-Sized Asteroids Nearing Earth Today

The closest of the asteroids to us—estimated to be about the size of a car—is whizzing through space at 27,358 miles per hour.

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An asteroid has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Here’s how astronomers are tracking it

YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.

Scientific American · 8d

How Can We Know If an Asteroid Will Hit Earth?

Keep your eye on the ball” is a motto for many athletes—and for astronomers trying to find Earth-threatening space rocks

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Why an asteroid on a collision course with Earth is actually good for humanity

YR4 could have a positive impact on Earth, writes Anthony Cuthbertson, with Nasa saying it could ‘herald a new era for ...

Daily Mail12d

NASA warns three giant asteroids will skim past Earth TODAY

NASA is keeping a close eye on three giant asteroids that are set to make close approaches to Earth today. One of them will come within just 77,200 miles of our planet, which is roughly one-third ...

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Earth's temporary moon might have come from the moon

(Aten asteroids are a group known as "Earth-crossing" asteroids because their orbits cross our planet's orbit. Apollo asteroids also follow orbits that cross ours.) If there is a larger ...

An asteroid could collide with Earth: What could happen, and should we worry?

An asteroid becomes a meteorite when it travels to Earth from a nearby orbit or the outer solar system and collides with ...

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