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'Potentially hazardous' skyscraper-size asteroid will zip past Earth on April 6
By Brandon Specktor published
The potentially hazardous asteroid 2023 FM is larger than a 40-story building and will zoom within 7.5 lunar distances from Earth on Thursday, April 6, according to NASA.
This is what would happen if scientists found an asteroid heading to Earth
By Robert Lea published
To illustrate the importance of planetary defense NASA scientists have devised an exercise that shows the potential devastation that could be caused by a hypothetical asteroid strike.
What would happen if the asteroid Ryugu hit Earth?
By Robert Lea published
Using samples returned from the 0.6-mile-wide asteroid Ryugu, scientists have calculated what would happen if it were to slam into our planet.
Skyscraper-size asteroid will get closer to Earth than the moon on March 25
By Stephanie Pappas published
Asteroid 2023 DZ2 will zip between Earth and the moon's orbit on March 25 and may be visible with the right telescope.
Big asteroids hit Earth more frequently than thought, study suggests
By Elizabeth Howell published
But the new result is controversial.
Building block of life found in sample from asteroid Ryugu
By Keith Cooper published
An organic compound that's part of the RNA molecules that transmit genetic information in cells has been discovered in samples from the asteroid Ryugu, suggesting the stuff of life came from space.
Asteroid feared to hit Earth in 2046 will almost certainly miss, NASA says
By Ben Turner published
An asteroid that was initially given 1-in-600 chance of wiping out an entire city on Valentine's Day 2046 is now expected to almost definitely whizz past us without incident.
Newly discovered asteroid the size of a swimming pool has a 1-in-600 chance of colliding with Earth, NASA says
By Brandon Specktor published
The newly discovered asteroid 2023 DW could collide with Earth in February 2046, although the odds of an impact are low.
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