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,.
Though the space agency issued an alert at 4:27 a.m. ET, it also said that the impact would be "harmless." ...
"Asteroids are 'bits of a planet that didn't happen' that orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter in the main asteroid belt," ...
XA1, struck Earth on Dec. 3, 2024, burning up over Siberia. It's the 11th detected before impact. No damage was reported.
A small asteroid was visible in northern Siberia on Tuesday, as it closed in on its collision course with Earth. It's the ...
An asteroid streaked past northern Siberia in the middle of the night Tuesday before burning up in Earth’s atmosphere, ...
On Tuesday, a tiny, harmless asteroid was detected early before it was expected to burn up in Earth's atmosphere over Siberia ...
Two massive asteroids hit Earth around 35.65 million years ago, but did not lead to any lasting changes in the Earth's climate, according to a new study.
A "very small asteroid" entered Earth’s atmosphere just over Eastern Siberia on Tuesday morning. Astronomers only discovered ...
Last month, an asteroid impacted Earth's atmosphere just hours after being detected — somehow, it managed to circumvent impact monitoring systems during its approach to our planet. However ...
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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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