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timesnownews · 31m

NASA Alert! 100-Feet Airplane-Sized Asteroid To Pass Earth Today At 22,847 KM/H: Full Details Here

The asteroid, estimated to be around 100 feet in size, roughly the length of an airplane, will fly by at a distance of 6,820,000 kilometres from our planet., Technology & Science News - Times Now

Stadium-sized asteroid deemed 'potentially hazardous' by NASA, is expected to move 'relatively close' to Earth

A stadium-sized asteroid is passing relatively close to Earth on Tuesday, NASA announced. Its distance from Earth and its massive size makes it a "potentially hazardous object."

moneycontrol.com · 6h

Asteroid alert: NASA warns of three massive space rocks on a collision course with Earth today

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is currently tracking three asteroids scheduled to pass Earth on 25 025.

Earth will soon have a temporary 2nd moon

The Cincinnati Enquirer · 15h

We will call it mini-moon. All about Earth temporary second moon, asteroid 2024 PT5

There's a new moon on the horizon. The Earth will gain a second, mini-moon on Sept. 29, but it won't stick around too long. Here's what to know.

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Earth to Gain a Second 'Mini Moon,' May Return in 2050s

A 33-foot asteroid named 2024 PT5 is expected to briefly orbit the Earth between September 29 and November 25.

Earth Is Temporarily Getting a Second ‘Moon’

Starting next week, the moon, Earth’s closest celestial body, will be joined by a new neighbor: a second moon. From Sept. 29 until Nov. 25, astronomers calculate that 2024 PT5— which is what scientists think is an asteroid but have dubbed a “mini-moon”—will be looping around Earth.

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NASA reveals images of enormous, snowman-shaped asteroid 2024 ON after its ultra-close approach to Earth

New close-up images reveal the surprising snowman shape of "potentially hazardous" asteroid 2024 ON, which tumbled safely ...

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Planetary defense research mission readies for asteroid visit

The European Space Agency is about to launch a spacecraft on an important research mission designed to bolster planetary ...

17h

Gizmodo Science Fair: A Clever Fix Rescued NASA’s Stuck Asteroid Samples

When asteroid samples dropped to the Utah desert in 2023, it was go time for NASA's dedicated curation team.

Scientific American14h

Scientist Nuke an Asteroid in a Lab Mock-Up

A blast of X-rays from a nuclear explosion should be enough to save Earth from an incoming asteroid, according to the results ...

19h

Scientists Propose Using Nuclear Bombs To Save Earth From Asteroid Impact

The experiment recorded in nanosecond detail how a very large pulse of radiation from a nuclear blast could essentially ...

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Nukes Could Save Earth From an Asteroid, Just Not the Way You Imagine

Nuclear devices generate massive amounts of X-rays. A new experiment suggests that might be enough to divert a killer ...

Powerful X-Rays Could Save Earth From An Asteroid Collision, A Bizarre New Simulation Suggests

A recent lab experiment suggests we could deflect an incoming asteroid by heating its surface and letting the jets of ...

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Watch the Skies: Debris From NASA’s DART Asteroid Collision Could Spark a Meteor Display on Earth

NASA's DART mission in 2022 dramatically altered an asteroid's orbit, potentially sending debris toward Earth and Mars, ...

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