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Asteroid once heading to Earth could hit the moon instead, scientists say

NASA says that the chances of the asteroid known as 2024 YR hitting Earth have been virtually eliminated—but there is a small ...

The Geminids are one of the best meteor showers of the year—and the weirdest. Here’s how to see them

This December's dazzling display comes from a strange asteroid with comet-like behavior—and a tail of debris that astronomers ...
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NASA ALERT: Four Giant Asteroids Racing Toward Earth – What It Means For The Planet And What To Expect

Four near-Earth asteroids are set to make close approaches to Earth within a 24-hour period, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has confirmed. Scientists stress that all four objects will pass ...
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NASA has found a 62-foot mini moon orbiting Earth

For the next few decades, a tiny asteroid will move quietly through space alongside Earth. This space rock, called 2025 PN7, ...

The Geminid meteor shower will light up Australia's skies. Here's how to get the best view

Australia will enter a peak Geminids window this weekend as moonless skies promise one of the strongest meteor displays of ...

NASA's Hubble telescope gets another look at 3I/ATLAS. Here's what it found

New 3I/ATLAS images from NASA and the ESA suggest the interstellar comet is active as it approaches Earth in December.

10 Disaster Movies That Are 10/10, No Notes

Titanic, Greenland, and Twister are all among the all-time greatest disaster movies that about as close to perfection as the ...
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Dozens of shooting stars expected over the Netherlands this weekend

The Netherlands is set for a natural show this weekend as the Geminid meteor shower promises potentially dozens of shooting ...
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Meteorite at home—a man keeps a rock for years thinking it is gold and ends up holding a unique space relic

What was a routine day of prospecting for David Hole in the Maryborough Regional Park, near Melbourne in Australia, turned ...

Summer Could Be 42 Days Longer by the End of the Century, Scientists Say

While an endless summer might sound nice, an extended period of heat will wreak havoc on the environment—humans included.