Asteroid the size of 3 million elephants zooms past Earth
The asteroid, called 2020 XR, made its closest approach today at approximately 12:26 a.m. EST (0526 GMT), passing just under six times the distance between Earth and the moon. The flyby came on the fourth anniversary of 2020 XR's discovery,.
"Asteroids are 'bits of a planet that didn't happen' that orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter in the main asteroid belt," ...
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'Spectacular' asteroid blazes over Siberia just hours after it was detectedC0WEPC5, as the asteroid has been temporarily named, entered Earth's atmosphere at 1:15 a.m. local time on Dec. 4 over Russia ...
A tiny asteroid struck Earth this morning, lighting up the dark sky over northern Siberia as it burned up. Measuring around ...
Research shows that some of Earth's largest asteroid impacts, despite their destruction, had minimal long-term climate ...
People in northern Siberia saw a fireball streak through the sky on Tuesday as a small asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere ...
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A terrifying simulation has revealed what would happen if the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs hit Earth now.
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Tiny asteroid detected hours before hitting Earth to become 4th 'imminent impactor' of 2024The asteroid, which has the temporary designation C0WEPC5, has now become the 4th "imminent impactor" discovered in 2024, ...
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Massive, 'potentially hazardous' asteroid due to make closest-ever approach to Earth tonight — and you can watch it liveThe stadium-sized asteroid 2020 XR is due to make its closest approach to Earth on record early on Dec. 4, and the encounter ...
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