Earth, Asteroid and NASA

NASA Tracking Football Field-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Tomorrow
WB—is estimated to be between 240 and 525 feet across and will pass us at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon.
NASA confirms 1300-ft stadium-sized asteroid passing close to Earth: Details inside!
NASA has recently declared that a massive asteroid is set to pass by Earth in December 2024, and while it’s big enough to catch anyone’s attention, th
Stadium-sized asteroid to pass Earth Tuesday — what do you need to know?
Lowell Observatory astronomer and asteroid expert Nick Moskovitz said we know little about this asteroid coming by so close to Thanksgiving.
NASA Tracking Bus-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Today
The asteroid, named 2024 WF5, will come over twice as close to us as the moon, at a distance of around 104,000 miles.
Huge 1300-ft stadium sized asteroid set for close encounter with Earth this week
The massive space rock is moving at a whopping 44,001 km/h but is highly unlikely to collide with Earth, according to experts at NASA
Giant, stadium-sized asteroid to fly past Earth tomorrow | All you need to know
NASA is monitoring a “massive” asteroid which is set to pass by Earth on Tuesday. Scientists keeping a close eye on the asteroid have assured it poses no threat. The asteroid is called “447755 (2007 JX2),
NASA Warns Of Huge 1300-ft Stadium Sized Asteroid Ready For Close Encounter With Earth Tomorrow: Time, Speed And More
NASA is monitoring asteroid 447755 (2007 JX2), a massive, stadium-sized space rock travelling at a shocking speed of 44,001 km/h. As it's deemed potentially hazardous, NASA continues vigilant tracking.
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Earth Bids Goodbye to Its 'Mini-Moon,' as Astronomers Investigate Where Our Planet's Asteroid Companion Came From
After almost two months of companionship, Earth has just lost its “mini-moon.” On Monday, the asteroid dubbed 2024 PT5 was ...
Earth bids farewell to 'mini moon' asteroid set for return visit in 2055
Earth is parting company with an asteroid that's been tagging along as a “mini moon" for the past two months. The harmless ...
As Earth says goodbye to 'mini-moon,' asteroid's possible lunar origin revealed
Earth is saying goodbye to an asteroid that has been a "mini-moon" of sorts since late September, when it joined the planet's ...
Asteroid Apophis: New Mission To Visit Asteroid Coming Close To Earth In 2029
An asteroid the size of Manhattan’s Empire State Building will safely pass on April 13, 2029, in a once every 5,000 to 10,000 ...
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Japan's priceless asteroid Ryugu sample got 'rapidly colonized' by Earth bacteria
"The fact that terrestrial microbes are the Earth's best colonizers means we can never completely discount terrestrial ...
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Samples of 'alien' asteroid Ryugu are crawling with life — from Earth
Scientists have found microorganisms crawling over a sample retrieved from the 200 million-mile-distant asteroid Ryugu. But ...
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A sample from Ryugu asteroid is teeming with life — but it’s not aliens
A team of researchers led by Matthew Genge at Imperial College London confirmed that the asteroid has organic molecules; it confirmed that the samples actually have signs of life — but this life doesn ...
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Asteroid Fragment Reveals Signs of Life, But It's Not What You Think
We've known for a while that complex chemistry occurs in space. Organic molecules have been detected in cold molecular clouds, and we have even found sugars and amino acids, the so-called 'building ...
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'Fireball' meteor discovered hours before exploding above Niagara Falls was the smallest asteroid ever seen
An asteroid that fell to Earth and exploded above Canada in 2022 was only around 20 inches wide — the smallest space rock ...