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NASA Tracking Football Field-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Tomorrow

WB—is estimated to be between 240 and 525 feet across and will pass us at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon.

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NASA Discovers Asteroid Which Can Turn Everyone on Earth into a Billionaire

NASA has identified an asteroid rich in valuable metals like gold and platinum. Named 16 Psyche, has enough resources to make every person on Earth a billionaire if evenly distributed. Most valuable object in our solar system,

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Stadium-sized asteroid to pass Earth Tuesday — what do you need to know?

Lowell Observatory astronomer and asteroid expert Nick Moskovitz said we know little about this asteroid coming by so close to Thanksgiving.

Entertainment Times on MSN · 3d

Stadium-sized asteroid to pass by Earth on November 26, alerts NASA

A stadium-sized asteroid, 2006 WB, will pass Earth at a safe distance of twice the Earth-Moon distance on November 26. Traveling at 9,400 mph, this near-Earth object will allow astronomers to collect valuable data.

Life found on Ryugu asteroid sample

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Life found on Ryugu asteroid sample, but it’s not as exciting as it sounds

They were researching a sample of material from the distant Ryugu asteroid gathered during Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission in 2019 before being brought to Earth in 2020. The asteroid sample was then divided up among various groups of scientists around the world,

Space.com · 1d

Japan's priceless asteroid Ryugu sample got 'rapidly colonized' by Earth bacteria

"The fact that terrestrial microbes are the Earth's best colonizers means we can never completely discount terrestrial contamination."

Live Science on MSN · 1d

Samples of 'alien' asteroid Ryugu are crawling with life — from Earth

Scientists have found microorganisms crawling over a sample retrieved from the 200 million-mile-distant asteroid Ryugu. But they almost certainly came from Earth.

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'Fireball' meteor discovered hours before exploding above Niagara Falls was the smallest asteroid ever seen

An asteroid that fell to Earth and exploded above Canada in 2022 was only around 20 inches wide — the smallest space rock ...

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Earth Bids Goodbye to Its 'Mini-Moon,' as Astronomers Investigate Where Our Planet's Asteroid Companion Came From

After almost two months of companionship, Earth has just lost its “mini-moon.” On Monday, the asteroid dubbed 2024 PT5 was ...

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What will it take to defend the world from an asteroid?

In How to Kill an Asteroid, Robin George Andrews looks at the successes and shortcomings of planetary defense.

Asteroids pass by each day. Luckily, large asteroid crashes are uncommon.

Every year, over 3,000 near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) are found by NASA's survey telescopes. With the use of more powerful and ...

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Earth bids farewell to 'mini moon' asteroid set for return visit in 2055

Earth is parting company with an asteroid that's been tagging along as a “mini moon" for the past two months. The harmless ...

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Chinese cat robot built to always stick landing could revolutionise asteroid mining, scientists say

Chinese cat robot built to always stick landing could revolutionise asteroid mining, scientists say - Scientists test robot ...

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China’s cat-like robot dog perfects mid-air jumps to conquer asteroid surfaces

Chinese researchers created an AI-powered robot that leaps across asteroid surfaces, adjusting its posture mid-air to enhance ...

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Mars may have made its 2 moons by ripping an asteroid apart

Computer simulations suggest that Mars' puzzling moons, Phobos and Deimos, may have been formed from debris created when a ...

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