The newfound space rock 2012 DA14 will pass so close to Earth in February that it might hit a communications satellite, scientists say.
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- NASA Tracking Football Field-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Tomorrow
WB—is estimated to be between 240 and 525 feet across and will pass us at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon.
11/27/2024 - 7:21 pm | View Link - Mars may have made its 2 moons by ripping an asteroid apart
Computer simulations suggest that Mars' puzzling moons, Phobos and Deimos, may have been formed from debris created when a large asteroid wandered dangerously close to the Red Planet.
11/26/2024 - 12:00 am | View Link - Stadium-sized asteroid to pass Earth Tuesday — what do you need to know?
Asteroid 2006 WB will zoom by Earth on Tuesday, and astronomers say it’s one of nearly 40,000 near-Earth objects (NEO), which is not even the most exciting. Lowell Observatory astronomer and asteroid ...
11/25/2024 - 2:22 pm | View Link - Asteroid 2023 BU Time-Lapse Seen Shortly Before Super Close Approach To Earth
Gianluca Masi from the Virtual Telescope Project captured asteroid 2023 BU when it less than 40,000 km (25,854 mi.) away from Earth earlier this year. It’s closest approach to Earth was about 3,600 km ...
11/24/2024 - 5:27 am | View Link - New space mission may intercept giant asteroid Apophis before its close call with Earth
The Ramses mission will rendezvous with Apophis in February 2029, two months before its closest approach to Earth on Friday, April 13. It will then accompany the asteroid as it approaches Earth. The ...
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