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There’s A Chance An Asteroid Could Hit Earth The Night Before The 2020 Elections

There’s A Chance An Asteroid Could Hit Earth The Night Before The 2020 Elections

Scientists are warning that there is a chance — albeit a small one — that an asteroid could strike Earth this fall. Moreover, the current projected date of impact is none other than November 2, the day before the United States 2020 presidential election. According to a news release from the Center for Near Earth […]

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A Massive 1,607-Foot Asteroid Will Cruise By Earth Tomorrow At 19,640 MPH

A Massive 1,607-Foot Asteroid Will Cruise By Earth Tomorrow At 19,640 MPH

A giant asteroid, one larger than the Empire State Building, is on course for a close Earth approach on Sunday and will safely cruise by our planet in the morning, NASA has announced. The colossal space rock is traveling at a speed of a little over 19,640 mph and is expected to reach its closest […]

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A 754-Foot Asteroid Will Shoot By Earth At 62,700 MPH On Friday, With A Smaller One In Tow

A 754-Foot Asteroid Will Shoot By Earth At 62,700 MPH On Friday, With A Smaller One In Tow

Friday, April 24 is shaping up to be a busy day for close asteroid encounters, as two space rocks are due to swing by Earth. The two asteroids were both discovered less than a week ago and were classified as Apollo-type asteroids, meaning they have the potential to not only approach Earth, but also to […]

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A Massive 1,280-Foot Asteroid Will Shoot Past Earth Tonight At 53,000 MPH

A Massive 1,280-Foot Asteroid Will Shoot Past Earth Tonight At 53,000 MPH

A giant asteroid thought to be so large that it could fit in the Great Pyramid of Giza nearly three times over is headed toward Earth for a so-called “close approach” later tonight, NASA has announced. The massive rock is shrieking across space at an incredible speed of just under 53,000 mph and will safely […]

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A 183-Foot Asteroid Will Shoot Past Earth On Sunday During A Very Close Approach

A 183-Foot Asteroid Will Shoot Past Earth On Sunday During A Very Close Approach

March 22 is shaping up to be a busy day for close asteroid encounters. A 183-foot space rock is slated to shoot past Earth on Sunday afternoon and will fly very close to the planet’s surface, NASA has announced. The rock will be followed by a smaller asteroid later in the evening, one which will […]

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A 49-Foot Asteroid Will Skim Earth Tomorrow At 28,900 MPH

A 49-Foot Asteroid Will Skim Earth Tomorrow At 28,900 MPH

A small asteroid is making its way towards our planet and will swoop in for an extremely close approach tomorrow, NASA has announced. The space rock is estimated to measure 49 feet in diameter at the most and will skim Earth from just 437,100 miles away — or less than two times the distance to […]

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A Mile-Wide Asteroid Will Fly Past Earth In April, NASA Assures It’s Not A Danger

A Mile-Wide Asteroid Will Fly Past Earth In April, NASA Assures It’s Not A Danger

An asteroid estimated to be between 1.1 and 2.5 miles wide will pass perilously close to Earth in April, although NASA is clear that the space rock will stay far enough away that it won’t put the planet in any danger. As CNN reports, 52768 (1998 OR2), which sky-watchers have known about for two decades, […]

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A 114-Foot Asteroid Discovered Just Two Days Ago Will Skim Earth Tomorrow At 35,300 MPH

A 114-Foot Asteroid Discovered Just Two Days Ago Will Skim Earth Tomorrow At 35,300 MPH

A relatively small asteroid discovered a mere two days ago is due to skim Earth tomorrow, NASA has announced. The space rock is known as 2020 DM3 and will scrape past our planet in the early hours of the morning, coming extremely close to the terrestrial surface. NASA predicts that the object will reach its […]

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A Huge 656-Foot Asteroid Will Shoot Past Earth Today At 28,000 MPH

A Huge 656-Foot Asteroid Will Shoot Past Earth Today At 28,000 MPH

A huge asteroid — one estimated to be larger than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt — is due to cruise by Earth later today, NASA has announced. The giant rock will harmlessly pass by our planet in the late hours of the evening, flying at a safe distance of a little more than […]

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A Large 560-Foot Asteroid Will Shoot Past Earth Today At 33,700 MPH

A Large 560-Foot Asteroid Will Shoot Past Earth Today At 33,700 MPH

A large, pyramid-sized asteroid is expected to shoot past Earth on Sunday morning, NASA scientists have announced. The asteroid is believed to be quite massive, boasting an estimated diameter of as much as 556.7 feet. The rock is traveling at speeds of a little over 33,700 mph and will approach Earth in the late hours […]

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A Swarm Of Five Asteroids Will Pass By Earth Tomorrow, Including A 170-Foot Rock Traveling At 60,000 MPH

A Swarm Of Five Asteroids Will Pass By Earth Tomorrow, Including A 170-Foot Rock Traveling At 60,000 MPH

Tomorrow is shaping up to be an eventful day in terms of close asteroid encounters, as a cluster of five space rocks is expected to approach planet Earth throughout the day, NASA has announced. The agency’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) has issued several reports regarding the swarm of asteroids due to fly our […]

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‘Planet-Killer’ Asteroid Approaching Earth At 34,000 Miles Per Hour, To Make Its Closest Approach On Saturday

‘Planet-Killer’ Asteroid Approaching Earth At 34,000 Miles Per Hour, To Make Its Closest Approach On Saturday

An asteroid larger than the biggest man-made structure on Earth is barreling its way toward our corner of the solar system, and this one is so big and moving so quickly that it’s been deemed a potential “planet killer,” International Business Times reports. Fortunately, it’s expected to miss Earth by about 3.6 million miles — […]

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A Massive 1,443-Foot Asteroid Will Zoom Past Earth Tomorrow At 56,500 MPH

A Massive 1,443-Foot Asteroid Will Zoom Past Earth Tomorrow At 56,500 MPH

A colossal asteroid is making its way towards Earth and will swing by for a close — but perfectly safe — approach tomorrow, NASA has announced. The massive space rock is thought to be up to 1,443-feet-wide, or almost the size of the Empire State Building in New York. The object is hurtling through space […]

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A Tiny 49-Foot Asteroid Will Scrape Past Earth On Tuesday At 45,000 MPH

A Tiny 49-Foot Asteroid Will Scrape Past Earth On Tuesday At 45,000 MPH

Next week, Earth is in for a brush with a swift asteroid that will come extremely close to the planet’s surface, NASA has announced. The space rock is known as asteroid 2020 BJ7 and is an Apollo-type asteroid that orbits the sun once every 1.9 years. The object is not particularly large but is incredibly […]

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A 167-Foot Asteroid Will Dart Past Earth Later Today At More Than 64,000 MPH

A 167-Foot Asteroid Will Dart Past Earth Later Today At More Than 64,000 MPH

Planet Earth is in for a close encounter with a fairly large asteroid later today. The object is barreling through the void of space at phenomenal speeds and will reach our planet’s vicinity in the late hours of the night, safely passing by Earth as it orbits the sun. The intrepid space rock is known […]

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A 32-Foot Asteroid Just Skimmed Earth From Very Close By Shortly After It Was Discovered

A 32-Foot Asteroid Just Skimmed Earth From Very Close By Shortly After It Was Discovered

A tiny space rock has just scraped past Earth in what was the closest asteroid encounter not only of 2020 so far, but also in quite a long time. The teeny rock was one of the smallest to traipse through our cosmic neighborhood in recent months — and managed to creep in closer than any […]

4y ago

A Huge 750-Foot Asteroid Will Shoot Past Earth Later Today At 61,500 MPH

A Huge 750-Foot Asteroid Will Shoot Past Earth Later Today At 61,500 MPH

Later today, planet Earth will be buzzed by a huge asteroid, one thought to be so large that it could potentially dwarf the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt. The formidable space rock will get relatively close to our planet, shooting past the terrestrial surface from just under 2.5 million miles away. To put that […]

4y ago

A 360-Foot Asteroid Will Shoot Past Earth Thursday On Its Closest Approach In 13 Years

A 360-Foot Asteroid Will Shoot Past Earth Thursday On Its Closest Approach In 13 Years

A relatively large asteroid –one thought to be bigger than the Statue of Liberty — will shoot past Earth in a close approach Thursday, NASA has announced. The celestial visitor is an Apollo-type asteroid dubbed 2010 AE30. It has been on NASA’s radar for a little over a decade. The space rock will be performing […]

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A Large 426-Foot Asteroid Will Shoot Past Earth On Tuesday At Nearly 50,000 MPH

A Large 426-Foot Asteroid Will Shoot Past Earth On Tuesday At Nearly 50,000 MPH

On January 7, Earth is in for a close encounter with a large, pyramid-sized asteroid that will perform its closest-ever approach to our planet, NASA has announced. The imposing space rock is believed to be nearly as big as the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt and will hurtle past us at a formidable speed […]

4y ago

A 55-Foot Asteroid Will Skim Earth Today Nearly As Close As The Moon

A 55-Foot Asteroid Will Skim Earth Today Nearly As Close As The Moon

A tiny space rock, one believed to be no bigger than 55 feet wide, will scrape past Earth later today in what NASA has announced to be an extremely close asteroid encounter. Our celestial visitor is known as asteroid 2019 YL3 and will skim Earth from very close by, coming nearly as close as the […]

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