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Newsweek on MSN · 2h

NASA Monitoring 39-Foot Asteroid Nearing Earth

"Asteroids are 'bits of a planet that didn't happen' that orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter in the main asteroid belt," astronomer Jay Tate said.

Space.com on MSN · 2h

Asteroid the size of 3 million elephants zooms past Earth

The asteroid, called 2020 XR, made its closest approach today at approximately 12:26 a.m. EST (0526 GMT), passing just under six times the distance between Earth and the moon. The flyby came on the fourth anniversary of 2020 XR's discovery,.

WHTM Harrisburg on MSN · 4h

Asteroid to make “close pass” near Earth next month

An asteroid is expected to make a “close pass” to Earth next month. In October, NASA confirmed that the asteroid, dubbed 2024 PT5, was first observed in August by the Sutherland, South Africa telescope of the University of Hawai’i’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS).

Asteroid burns in sky above Siberia

Asteroid Heading Toward Earth Blazes Across Sky in Fireball Over Siberia

NASA Asteroid Watch shared in an alert on X that the asteroid “was first observed with the University of Arizona's Bok telescope” and that the “impact prediction” was made by the Scout system at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Center for Near-Earth Object Studies.

USA TODAY on MSN · 3h

Asteroid burns up before hitting Earth creating 'fireball in the sky': See video

A "harmless" asteroid burned up Tuesday night above northern Siberia in Russia, creating a blazing fireball in the sky witnessed across the region.

Did an asteroid hit Earth last night? Where did NASA track it to?

If you happened to be in Russia’s far eastern Yakutia region on Tuesday night and glanced up at the sky, you might have caught an unexpected cosmic show. Residents there reported a brilliant fireball lighting up the night – an asteroid blazing into Earth’s atmosphere. The big question: Did it make it to the ground, and if so, where?

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Asteroid the size of 2.5 chinchillas impacts over Russia, no damages reported - NASA, ESA

The asteroid is the 11th to have been detected by scientists before impacting Earth. However, due to its small size, it did ...

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Behold! These gorgeous never-before-seen space images are from a NASA space telescope that should have died long ago

NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) spacecraft launched to Earth orbit in 2009 and was placed in hibernation in ...

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Small asteroid misses Earth, another on the way: ‘Incoming!’

A small asteroid raced toward Earth on Tuesday morning, creating a fireball across the skies above eastern Russia, according ...

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Asteroid nearly hits Earth in Siberia, with a 2nd massive asteroid passing this week

The asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere at 11:15 a.m. ET over Yakutia in northeastern Siberia, creating a massive fireball.

Space on MSN1h

DART Asteroid Impact Aftermath Caught On Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) impacted the 'moonlet' Dimorphos in the Didymos asteroid system. NASA's Hubble ...

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Asteroid due to hit Earth's atmosphere in just hours - but Nasa says space rock 'poses no threat to humans'

A newly-discovered asteroid is set to enter Earth's atmosphere in just hours, Nasa has said. The space rock, named COWECP5, ...

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NASA confirms COWECP5 asteroid will produce harmless fireball over Siberia

In just a few hours, a recently found asteroid will approach Earth's atmosphere, the NASA said. Later on Wednesday, the space ...

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Small 'imminent impactor' asteroid targeting Earth expected to produce 'nice fireball'

On Tuesday, a tiny, harmless asteroid was detected early before it was expected to burn up in Earth's atmosphere over Siberia ...

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