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NASA has issued an alert regarding a massive airplane-sized asteroid, 2019 NW5, expected to pass closely by Earth today.
NASA is tracking a truck-sized asteroid which is set to hurtle by Earth today at many times the velocity of a speeding bullet ...
NASA has confirmed that the 200-foot-wide asteroid, 2019 NW5, is nearing Earth today. Travelling at a speed of 36,900 mph, it's considered a close approach by astronomers.
Astronomers estimate that an asteroid this large comes this close to Earth only about once every 7,500 years. It also appears ...
NASA has cleared up previously unconfirmed reports of a massive asteroid supposedly hurtling closely towards Earth on Wednesday.. A massive asteroid named 2005 YY128 will fly by Earth at a safe ...
YR4 is a tailor-made asteroid for planetary defense efforts — it has everything it takes to get our attention." ...
After months of tracking and refining Asteroid 2024 YR4's orbit, NASA scientists were able to rule out an Earth strike. There's no real risk to the planet in seven years or afterward, according to the ...
NASA JPL in California tracks asteroid. The asteroid, dubbed 2002 JX8, makes close approaches to both Earth and Venus relatively often, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, managed by ...
Data from NASA shows the asteroid could hit Earth on that date, but it's likely to pass Earth by more than 1.1 million miles. "We've been tracking a new asteroid named 2023 DW that has a very ...
Even an asteroid on the smaller end of that range could have a big impact, depending on where it hit the Earth, says Lindley Johnson, NASA's Planetary Defense Officer Emeritus.
The aerospace giant says it can revive Mars Sample Return with a leaner, lower-cost approach drawing on proven designs.
The asteroid, named 2024 WF5, is estimated by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Center for Near-Earth Object Studies ...