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Earth set for an ‘asteroid encounter’ this week
The asteroid – named 441987 (2010 NY65) – is marked as a concern because it’s 230 metres in diameter and travelling just 7.9 lunar distances (that’s about three million km) from us. If it were to strike, its weight could … Continue reading
There’s a Giant Asteroid Hurdling Toward Earth
Astronomers discovered 2014 J025 three years ago (you guessed it in 2014). This will be its closest encounter with Earth for the last 400 years. NASA said telescopes around the world will be trained on it during the flyby to … Continue reading
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