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[ad_1] Asteroid 2005 RX3 to pass close to Earth on September 18 at a distance of just 2.95 million kilometers. Asteroids have been passing close to the Earth virtually on a daily basis recently. While there have been big asteroids and small asteroids passing very close to our planet, they did not pose too high a threat to our planet. But due to their close approaches, scientists classified many of them as potentially dangerous asteroids. Now, one such asteroid, that is bigger than the Statue of Liberty, is hurtling towards Earth and it will come too close to the planet for comfort. As per a report by NASA, Asteroid 2005 RX3, which is as big as 390 feet, will reportedly fly past Earth on September 18, at 11:52 at a hair-raisin...

[ad_1] Giant Asteroid 2008 RW to pass Earth on September 13 at a distance of 6.7 million kilometres with a speed of 10 kilometres per second. In recent weeks, space rocks have been making frequent close passes at earth lately and NASA has been keeping a track of them in order to protect earth from collision. Though they aren't supposed to pose any threat to our planet, many of them are still classified into potentially dangerous asteroids due to their close approach to earth. As per a report by NASA, an asteroid dubbed as Asteroid 2008 RW as big as 300 feet will reportedly fly past Earth on September 13, at 01:30 at a distance of 6.7 million kilometres with a speed of 10 kilometres per second.The Tech Behind Asteroid Hunting...

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390-foot Asteroid 2005 RX3, bigger than Statue of Liberty, hurtling towards Earth at scary speed

Asteroid 2008 RW as big as 300 ft hurtling towards earth; check tech behind it