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NASA Tracking Three Asteroids Approaching Earth
NASA is monitoring three asteroids soaring past the Earth at about 8,000 to 15,000 miles per hour, the biggest of which ...
Asteroids with ‘unstable orbits’ hide around Venus—do they threaten Earth?
New research on the orbits of these mysterious asteroids near Venus stress the need for better space rock surveillance.
NASA warns! 120-foot asteroid 2025 KX8 to make close approach to Earth on June 4; here’s what to expect
An asteroid, 2025 KX8, will closely approach Earth on June 4, 2025. NASA is monitoring the space rock, which is about 36 ...
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French-Kazakh Telescope Joins Global Asteroid Defense Effort
The installation of the French telescope at the Assy-Turgen Observatory is part of the Kazakh Astrophysical Institute’s ...
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An 'invisible threat': Swarm of hidden 'city killer' asteroids around Venus could one day collide with Earth, simulations show
A new study suggests that unidentified "co-orbital asteroids" around Venus may have the capacity to impact our planet in the ...
Venus may be hiding several asteroids that could one day cross Earth's path
Co-orbital asteroids – space rocks that travel alongside planets without fully orbiting them – are notoriously difficult to ...
Scientists discover three asteroids near Venus that could hit Earth
A new threat looms as scientists warn of dangerous asteroids near Venus, hidden from Earth's telescopes by the Sun's glare. These Venus co-orbitals, i ...
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NASA Tracks Five Asteroids Racing Toward Earth This Week—One Is Bigger Than a Football Field
NASA’s Asteroid Watch Dashboard has issued a new list of five asteroids on approach, with close passes to Earth expected between May 27 and May 28, 2025. These near-Earth objects (NEOs) vary in size ...
Giant asteroid swarm near Venus could pose ‘invisible threat’ to Earth, scientists warn
A swarm of giant city-killer asteroids hiding near Venus poses an “invisible threat” to life on Earth, astronomers have ...