Asteroid the size of the Empire State Building to buzz past Earth Friday
Astronomers say an asteroid as big as a skyscraper will pass within 1.7 million miles of Earth on Friday. There’s no chance of it hitting us since it will pass … Read More
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Asteroid collision with Earth will not happen in 2024
Crisis averted! A 54-million-ton “lost” asteroid large enough to devastate regions of the planet will not hit Earth in 2024, NASA says. The US space agency issued the good news … Read More
Scientists exploring if deploying nuke could stop catastrophic asteroid
Scientists are exploring whether they might save Earth with a plot from a sci-fi disaster movie. A study released this month investigated whether a nuke could be shot “millions of miles” … Read More
Asteroid will pass in front of bright star Betelgeuse to produce a rare eclipse visible to millions
One of the biggest and brightest stars in the night sky will momentarily vanish as an asteroid passes in front of it to produce a one-of-a-kind eclipse. The rare and … Read More
NASA to send billion-dollar spacecraft to metal asteroid in hopes of finding gemstones
NASA will launch a spacecraft Friday to a metal asteroid in hopes of finding diamonds and rubies. The mysterious metal asteroid — known as 16 Psyche — is located between … Read More
NASA predicts large asteroid could smash into Earth in 159 years
NASA scientists have predicted there is a chance that a massive asteroid they have been tracking could smash into earth in the year 2082, potentially devastating an area the size … Read More
‘Once-in-a-lifetime cosmic event’ investigated by Irish TV station turns out to be just a hole dug by ‘two lads with a beach spade’
An Irish television station broadcast a news segment about a “mysterious crater” discovered at a local beach, suggesting it could be evidence of a “once-in-a-lifetime cosmic event.” But the station … Read More
5 asteroids to pass by Earth this week — 1 as big as a house
Things are going to get a bit rocky. A house-sized asteroid is set to soar by Earth Wednesday, with four other space rocks slated to follow in the coming days, … Read More
Asteroid could hit Earth on Valentine’s Day in 23 years
An asteroid the size of an Olympic swimming pool has a small chance of barreling into Earth on Valentine’s Day 23 years from now, according to scientists. The asteroid, named … Read More
‘Planet killer’ asteroid that could pose risk to Earth found
A “planet killer” asteroid that could one day cross paths with Earth was spotted by astronomers in the sun’s glare, according to a new research study. Three near-Earth asteroids (NEA) … Read More
