Rare asteroid wider than Manhattan will make a close approach to Earth
Don’t space out or you’ll miss it. A once-in-a-generation asteroid broader than the width of Manhattan will be passing by the Earth — and there’s a chance you can see it for yourself.
NASA tracks two massive house-sized asteroids approaching Earth today - timing, impact, and risk details
NASA reports that two asteroids, 2024 YC9 and 2024 YL1, will approach Earth on January 3, 2025, providing a valuable ...
Quadrantids Meteor Shower peaks TONIGHT with up to 80 shooting stars every hour - here's how to see the first celestial display of 2025
Fans of stargazing won't want to miss tonight's stunning display as the first meteor shower of the year lights up the sky ...
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The Sky This Week from January 3 to 10: Earth’s closest approach to the Sun
The Quadrantids’ radiant lies in the now-defunct constellation Quadrans Muralis, a region of the sky occupied by Boötes. It’s ...
Asteroid so big 'you can see it with binoculars' to skim past Earth
The space rock - named (887) Alinda - is so large it should be viewable with ordinary binoculars. With an estimated diameter ...
Asteroid, Comet…or Something Else? Mysterious Activity on “Oddball” Space Object Raises New Questions
UCF researchers utilized the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover unique characteristics of (2060) Chiron, a distant ...
Once-A-Decade Event As 2.6 Miles-Wide Asteroid Hurtles Past Earth — How To See It
Alinda is one of the five largest near-Earth asteroids, coming closer than 9.3 million miles until the year 2200.
Asteroid-comet hybrid stuns scientists: ‘Like nothing we’ve seen before’
Researcher Noemí Pinilla-Alonso explained that the composition is uncharacteristic of objects near Neptune. Its gaseous and ...
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Asteroid larger than Manhattan to fly by Earth
The asteroid is so large it should be viewable with ordinary binoculars. The post Asteroid larger than Manhattan to fly by ...
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NASA Monitoring Bus-Sized Asteroid Heading Earthward
according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Center for Near-Earth Object Studies. The moon orbits the Earth at an average distance of 238,900 miles. Stock image of an asteroid passing the Earth ...
NASA alert! Two large space rocks asteroid approaching Earth - check date, time, and other details
YW9 and 2024 PT5, will pass close to Earth on January 9, 2025. NASA confirms they are not a threat. The asteroids have been ...
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Rare 4-Kilometer-Long Asteroid 887 Alinda Makes A Spectacular Close Approach To Earth
A large asteroid is about to make its closest approach to Earth in 100 years. Over the coming days, it's so close you should be able to observe it yourself with only the aid of binoculars.