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A giant 65-foot asteroid named 2025 NJ is set to pass Earth today, NASA alerts
NASA has confirmed that asteroid 2025 NJ, measuring about 65 feet wide, will make its closest approach on 7 July.
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A Revolutionary, Low-Cost Asteroid Mission Is Now in Danger From NASA Cutbacks
The proposed national US budget for 2026 contains a few nasty surprises for NASA, and some serious disappointments—among them ...
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City-Killer Asteroid Could Fire Meteorites at Earth by 2032
Should YR4 strike the Moon, the collision could eject up to 100 million kilograms of lunar debris into space. A portion of this material might enter Earth’s orbit, posing risks to satellites and other ...
City killer asteroid can shoot meteorites like bullets at Earth in 2032. Who is at risk?
Can an asteroid, or two asteroids, crash into Earth in the next seven years? Scientists are observing these space rocks to ...
Will YR4 hit the moon? We won't know until 2028
Predicting the precise path of a new asteroid or comet is a complex affair; the more observations you have, the better you ...
NASA Alerts: A giant 120-foot, airplane-sized asteroid is approaching Earth at high speed today
NASA has confirmed the asteroid 2025 MV89 is en route. The space rock is about 120 feet across, roughly plane-sized. It is ...
Massive Asteroid As Big As An Airplane To Zoom Past Earth On July 4, Says NASA
Measuring approximately 120 feet in width, the asteroid will fly by at a velocity of 31,204 km/h, maintaining a safe distance ...
Scientists Are Getting Closer to Finding Evidence of the Fifth Force
One proposed way of examining if such a force could exist is by closely monitoring asteroid trajectories, and few near-Earth ...
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June 19, 2004: Astroid Apophis is discovered - Astronomy Magazine
On June 19, 2004, at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Tucson, Arizona, astronomers Roy Tucker, David Tholen, and Fabrizio Bernardi discovered Asteroid Apophis. This Near-Earth Object (NEO ...