The object is hurtling towards the Earth at a zippy 12,616 miles per hour, according to data from the space agency.
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NASA watches a car-sized asteroid sweep past Earth at lunar-scale range
When an asteroid approaching the Earth flies through the planet in a passage that is as close as the EarthMoon neighborhood, the least significant consequence is drama. It is calibration: an ...
NASA planetary defense experts warn that up to 15,000 undetected asteroids could devastate a major city on Earth.
In a new paper, an international team of researchers revisited the idea of blowing up an incoming asteroid with a nuclear ...
The space rock has a 4.3% chance of striking the Moon in six years—and it could generate a flash nearly as bright as Venus.
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Asteroid samples NASA brought to Earth suggest life's building blocks may be widespread in the universe
The discovery is just the latest to come from the asteroid sample, which dates back to the dawn of the solar system.
A niche corner of the commercial space sector is attracting attention from United States national security planners, not because of its economic promise, but because of the technical problems it is ...
The asteroid, around 100 feet in diameter, is speeding toward our planet at about 22,000 miles per hour, according to NASA.
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