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Asteroid to enter Earth's orbit temporarily: What to know about 'mini-moon'
Asteroid will come close enough to Earth to temporarily enter its orbit at the end of the month, a phenomenon dubbed as "mini-moon," according to astronomers.
NASA watches a peanut-shaped asteroid drift past Earth
Peanuts! Get your peanuts here! The solar system has been passing out peanuts lately in the form of two different oddly shaped asteroids that recently passed by Earth, and both look like over-sized peanuts.
Stadium-sized asteroid deemed 'potentially hazardous' by NASA, is expected to move 'relatively close' to Earth
A stadium-sized asteroid is passing relatively close to Earth on Tuesday, NASA announced. Its distance from Earth and its massive size makes it a "potentially hazardous object."
‘Potentially Hazardous’ Asteroid Will Zoom By Earth Tonight—But NASA Says It’s Safe: What To Know
The asteroid is around 500 feet and will come within 2 million miles of Earth, which is about eight times further than the moon.
NASA issues alert for fast-moving, stadium-sized asteroid approaching Earth tonight
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has issued a warning for a monstrous asteroid that is expected to rocket past Earth on Tuesday evening. Dubbed 2024 ON, the celestial space rock measures 950 feet in diameter — approximately the size of a football stadium.
Stadium-Sized Asteroid Will Pass by Earth on Tuesday — and NASA Says It's Coming Back
Studying Bennu is imperative because the asteroid has a slim shot of eventually hitting Earth. NASA said in a 2021 paper from the OSIRIS-REx science team gives Bennu a [one-in-2,700] chance of impacting Earth on Sept. 24, 2182.
Stadium-sized asteroid that passed by Earth this week will return: NASA
UNDATED (WKRC) - A stadium-sized asteroid that passed by Earth this week will return, according to NASA. PEOPLE reported that NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued an alert regarding a "stadium-size" asteroid that would approach Earth on Tuesday.
Stadium-sized asteroid buzzing by Earth Tuesday night at mere 620,000 miles away
A stadium-sized asteroid is making a close, but safe fly-by of Earth Tuesday evening, as just another reminder that space is full of flying rocks and Earth must remain on guard.
Bus-size asteroid being sucked toward Earth will become ‘temporary mini-moon’
Our blue moon will no longer be standing alone. Jupiter, eat your heart out: Earth will be getting a second moon in the form of Asteroid 2024 PT5, which will start orbiting our planet later this month.
NASA Issues Alert for Massive Stadium-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth!
A giant asteroid the size of a stadium is speeding towards Earth at 40,000 km/h! While NASA says it poses no immediate threat, any small shift in its path could change everything. Plus, skywatchers can enjoy a rare lunar eclipse and supermoon on the same day!
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Marvel At This NASA Rover Image Of Earth And Mars Moon Phobos
A Mars scientist shares the inside story of the NASA Curiosity rover's poignant first photo of Earth and Mars moon Phobos ...
NASA's Artemis II Crew Visits 'Most Lunar-Like' Place on Earth For Training
"It has the landscape; it looks like the Moon. And it has the scale of features astronauts will both be observing and ...
NASA rover peers up at space, sees strange Mars moon and distant Earth
The Curiosity rover captured this image on Sept. 9, 2024, during its 4,295th Martian day (called a "sol") on Mars. It's been ...
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Celebrating the First Earth Day Event at NASA Headquarters
Introduction Organized by the Science Mission Directorate’s Science Support Office (SSO), NASA hosted its 12th annual Earth ...
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NASA's Voyager 1 probe swaps thrusters in tricky fix as it flies through interstellar space
NASA's most distant spacecraft had a critical thruster problem far from home. Fixing it required a long-distance call to ...
Watchdog group sues for NASA emails with ‘Space Czar’ Harris, Boeing as astronauts linger in orbit
A FOIA request was launched on behalf of a good government watchdog whose executive director suggested the decision to leave ...
Earth to gain second moon for two months this fall
For 57 days, our planet will have two moons as the 2024 PT5 asteroid gets caught in Earth’s gravity and whirled around in our ...