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Scary! 2 giant asteroids zooming towards Earth TODAY; one will come terrifyingly close
16Oct By adminNo Comments
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Scary! 2 giant asteroids zooming towards Earth TODAY; one will come terrifyingly close

[ad_1] Two potentially hazardous asteroids are hurtling towards Earth today. Should you worry? NASA explains. Yesterday, Earth was buzzed by a humongous 180-foot asteroid. Thankfully, it flew safely past. Its closest approach to the Earth was 4.2 million miles. But that is not always the case! The two infamous cases of asteroid strikes that still manage to bring the terror of asteroids to the fore in our consciousness include the "Tunguska Event," which resulted in a shockwave shearing trees across a huge region of Russia back in 1908. The second one is none other than the dinosaur-killing asteroid, which struck around 66 million years ago.These asteroids in space travel around the Sun, but they can alter their paths due to any disturbance in the gravitational force of planets and eve...
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180-foot asteroid hurtling towards Earth today; NASA calls it potentially hazardous
15Oct By adminNo Comments
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180-foot asteroid hurtling towards Earth today; NASA calls it potentially hazardous

[ad_1] A 180-foot asteroid is hurtling towards Earth today. NASA warned about the potential danger from this massive space rock. It was such a busy and scary day. As many as four massive asteroids were set for a close encounter with the Earth! One of these is massive 180-foot asteroid. NASA has confirmed that this potentially hazardous asteroid is all set to make its closest approach to Earth today. This asteroid dubbed 2022 SK48 will come as close as 6.79 million kilometres or 4.2 million miles to the Earth.These monster rocks in space travel around the Sun, but they can change their paths due to the gravitational force of planets and sometimes even collide with them as happened with the asteroid that caused the extinction of dinosaurs when it crashed into the Earth! However, it may ...
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How many near Earth asteroids are there? Check horrifying number
14Oct By adminNo Comments
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How many near Earth asteroids are there? Check horrifying number

[ad_1] Scientists have discovered a horrifying number of Near-Earth asteroids and the number is increasing by the day. A horrifying number of near-Earth asteroids have been found and the count is growing by the day. More than 30000 near-Earth asteroids have been found! To be specific, there are 30039 near-Earth asteroids. A Phy.org report explains that these rocky bodies orbit around the Sun on a path that brings them close to Earth's orbit. Surprisingly, the majority of these asteroids were discovered over the last 10 years, which shows that humanity's ability to detect potentially hazardous asteroids is rapidly developing.However, near-Earth asteroids are around a third of the roughly one million asteroids (specifically 1113527 asteroids) discovered so far in our solar system. NASA ...
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This scary asteroid zooming towards Earth at 41930 kmph today; know what NASA said
8Oct By adminNo Comments
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This scary asteroid zooming towards Earth at 41930 kmph today; know what NASA said

[ad_1] A small but potentially hazardous asteroid is zooming towards the Earth today. Here’s what NASA said. NASA says a potentially hazardous asteroid is all set to make its closest approach to Earth today! The asteroid measures just 34 feet in diameter, NASA's JPL confirmed. Still, it has been dubbed as being potentially hazardous for Earth and the reason lies in its worryingly close approach. NASA's Planetary Defence Coordination Office has red-flagged Asteroid 2022 TR due to its close proximity to Earth.To determine the potential threat from an asteroid or near-Earth object, NASA keeps a close eye on all the upcoming objects such as asteroids and comets. NASA's Asteroid Watch dashboard says the asteroid will approach to within 4.6 million miles or 7.5 million kilometers to Earth. ...
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Scary! 4 deadly asteroids hurtling towards Earth in the next 2 days; one is 130-foot giant
7Oct By adminNo Comments
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Scary! 4 deadly asteroids hurtling towards Earth in the next 2 days; one is 130-foot giant

[ad_1] As many as 4 asteroids will be coming dangerously close to Earth on October 8 and 9. Know if any of them pose any threat to us. If you are a space fanatic and love skygazing, you might not want to put your telescope aside. As many as 4 massive asteroids hurtling to earth in the next two days. Though these asteroids don't pose any threat to our planet, they will make a close approach. The US space agency keeps a track of asteroids and comets making relatively close approaches to Earth as they are potentially hazardous. Check out the asteroids that will be making a close approach to Earth in the next two days.Asteroid 2022 SU21The asteroid 2022 SU21 measuring at around 130 feet will fly by the Earth from a relatively close distance. It will pass Earth on October 09 at 01:44 at a ...
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Alert! Dangerous 60-foot wide asteroid zooming towards Earth today and it will get scarily close
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Alert! Dangerous 60-foot wide asteroid zooming towards Earth today and it will get scarily close

[ad_1] NASA has spotted an asteroid called 2022 SJ28 which will come dangerously close to the Earth today, October 5. Know whether it can strike our planet. Just a week after the NASA Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission, the Earth may just be facing the threat of an asteroid strike! A 60-foot wide asteroid is headed in the direction of our planet and there is a fear that it might hit us today, October 5. NASA has been preparing for Earth-bound asteroids for years and just a week ago it had conducted its first ever test for planetary defense. But will it need to use its tech to protect us today? The asteroid today is not large enough to destroy the Earth, but it is big enough to flatten an entire city if it makes an impact. So, what are the chances of an asteroid strike tod...
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NASA warns of scary asteroid today hurtling towards Earth at 14495 kmph
2Oct By adminNo Comments
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NASA warns of scary asteroid today hurtling towards Earth at 14495 kmph

[ad_1] Asteroid 2018 ER1 is heading at an insane speed towards Earth. Should you worry? NASA tells. Asteroids can be lethal to Earth! Just ask the dinosaurs! Well, they are extinct, courtesy a massive asteroid and the same fate can be ours too. The earlier experiences with asteroids that have crashed on Earth showed the potential of destruction of these space rocks. And that's why NASA has conducted the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission as a planetary defense test against near-Earth objects, including asteroids. But the work is half done yet! NASA and other agencies will study the DART data over the next couple of weeks to understand the details of the asteroid deflection.Meanwhile, NASA is keeping us updated ab...
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Giant 160-foot asteroid hurtling towards Earth TODAY, NASA warns
24Sep By adminNo Comments
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Giant 160-foot asteroid hurtling towards Earth TODAY, NASA warns

[ad_1] NASA has again warned about two potentially hazardous asteroids that are hurtling towards the Earth today. One of these asteroids measures 160-foot. Asteroids pose a huge hazard to Earth. They seem to come out of nowhere and often it is very difficult to locate them till they are almost upon us, especially if they are coming from the direction of the Sun. To prevent any catastrophe, NASA is carrying out a test. It is preparing to crash a spacecraft on Dimorphos asteroid to test the technology as a means of deflecting asteroids that could be headed towards Earth. That such tests are important is proved by the fact that almost daily, there are various asteroid buzzing by Earth, missing it sometimes by just a few hundred ...
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Alert! 160-foot wide scary asteroid is zooming towards the Earth today; know strike chance?
24Sep By adminNo Comments
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Alert! 160-foot wide scary asteroid is zooming towards the Earth today; know strike chance?

[ad_1] NASA has spotted an asteroid called 2022 SK which will come dangerously close towards the Earth today, September 24. Know if it can strike our planet. The Earth has been playing hide-and-seek with asteroids for a while now. But it doesn't always win. In March, an asteroid named 2022 EB5 crashed into the planet north of Iceland in a remote coastal area. The asteroid was just a few feet wide and disintegrated just as it made impact, causing barely any destruction. But today, September 24, the Earth is facing a 160-feet wide asteroid strike threat that can destroy cities if it strikes the planet. Yes, it is that asteroid is big and scary. NASA has revealed that the asteroid will be coming dangerously close to us and it do...
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NASA InSight lander detects asteroids as they slam into Mars
20Sep By adminNo Comments
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NASA InSight lander detects asteroids as they slam into Mars

[ad_1] Mars, by virtue of its tenuous atmosphere and proximity to our solar system's asteroid belt, is far more vulnerable than Earth Mars, by virtue of its tenuous atmosphere and proximity to our solar system's asteroid belt, is far more vulnerable than Earth to being struck by space rocks - one of the many differences between the two planetary neighbors. Scientists are now gaining a fuller understanding of this Martian trait, with help from NASA's robotic InSight lander. Researchers on Monday described how InSight detected seismic and acoustic waves from the impact of four meteorites and then calculated the location of the craters they left - the first such measurements anywhere other than Earth. The researchers used o...
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