NASA Tracking Bus-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth Today
A "bus-sized" asteroid being tracked by NASA will zoom safely past the Earth on Wednesday as both celestial objects make a ...
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If an asteroid were heading towards Earth, could you avert disaster?
Hiding somewhere in the gloom of space, there is a gigantic asteroid on a collision course with our planet. If we don’t spot ...
Will ‘Apophis’ Hit Earth In 2029? We’ll Know In 2027, Scientist Says
An asteroid the size of the Empire State Building, named Apophis, could potentially hit Earth in 2029, but scientists consider the chance extremely small.
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'God of Chaos' Asteroid May Suffer Dramatic Changes During Earth Flyby
Apophis is the ancient Greek name for the Egyptian god of chaos Apep. The deity is also linked to earthquakes, thunder, ...
Earth's powerful gravity might do a number on the asteroid Apophis
Named for the ancient Egyptian god of chaos and destruction, Apophis is capable of destroying a city if it were to strike ...
Asteroid Apophis Will Endure Quakes and Surface Shifts During 2029 Earth Flyby
A new study posits that our planet's gravity will cause seismic activity on Apophis when it makes its close approach in 2029.
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‘God of chaos’ asteroid predicted to tumble, shed rocks during Earth flyby
According to new research, Apophis's brief interaction with Earth’s gravity could unleash tremors and landslides on the ...
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Earth sure looks spooky in these 'hyperspectral' images from Europe's Hera asteroid probe
The Hera spacecraft, which launched this month to study a binary asteroid system up close. turned its gaze back at our planet ...
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'God of chaos' asteroid may be transformed by tremors and landslides during 2029 flyby of Earth, study finds
When the 'God of chaos' asteroid Apophis makes an ultraclose flyby of Earth in 2029, our planet's gravity may trigger tremors ...
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NASA's 15-year-old NEOWISE asteroid hunter meets fiery doom by burning up in Earth's atmosphere
Microgravity makes water do weird and wonderful things. NASA astronaut Don Pettit took advantage of that fact to create a ...
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What preparing for an asteroid strike teaches us about climate change
However, one of the few for which we can be truly ready is an asteroid strike. While nobody has found any large asteroids on ...
Bus-Sized Asteroid to Pass Between Earth and Moon Next Week
"Asteroids are "bits of a planet that didn't happen" that orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter – the Main Asteroid Belt.