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Five Asteroids Flew Past Earth Yesterday, 2 Bigger Than the Eiffel Tower
According to the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), five asteroids flew past our planet. Out of the five, two are bigger than the Eiffel Tower.
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Spacecraft with Asteroid Cargo Coming Back on December 6th
The Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 is coming back to Earth with the collected samples on December 6th. Find out more.
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NASA Touches Down on An Asteroid Successfully
NASA has confirmed that their probe has successfully reached the asteroid Bennu yesterday. Find out more.
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Asteroid the Size of a Boeing 747 to Cross Earth’s Orbit Today
An asteroid is likely to cross Earth's orbit on Wednesday, 7th October 2020. 2020 RK2, will be at about a distance of 2,380,000 miles away from Earth.
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Earth Discovers a Mini-Moon: New Report
According to reports published by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Centre, the Earth has temporarily captured a mini-moon in its orbit.
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Asteroid Orbiting the Sun Closer Than Venus: New Discovery
A new study has found an asteroid where it should not be. Find out what these means for our current methods of asteroid location prediction.
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We Just Had A Close Encounter With A Blazing Asteroid
Recently, NASA released a statement about the asteroid 163348 (2002 NN4). It made a fly-by past Earth, thankfully at a safe distance.
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Close-Up Of An Asteroid A Billion Miles Away
The New Horizons spacecraft made a flyby on New Year’s Day 2019, by an asteroid. The special...