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‘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.

New York Post on MSN · 2d

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.

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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.

Earth gets a new mini moon for two months

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.

The Washington Post on MSN · 10h

Earth has a new mini moon. Say hello before it disappears.

Say hello to Earth’s temporary new mini-moon. From Sept. 29 to Nov. 25, a passing asteroid will be pulled in by Earth’s gravity — sort of like a window shopper — before returning to its normal orbit around the sun.

UPI News on MSN · 5h

Earth will have a second 'tiny moon' for two months

It won't be there forever, but Earth will have a second moon when a small asteroid begins to orbit the planet later this month, space researchers have announced.

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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 ...

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NASA alerts of three giant asteroids coming towards Earth at frightening speed today

It will pass Earth at 4,450,000 miles away. While distant, the data gathered will be crucial for tracking near-Earth ...

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Intuitive Machines lands $4.8B NASA contract to build Earth-moon communications infrastructure

NASA wants to establish a permanent human presence on the Moon, but right now, astronauts have to be in direct line of sight ...

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 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 ...

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NASA's Europa Clipper on track for Oct. 10 launch to Jupiter's icy moon despite radiation worries

NASA's Europa Clipper probe will lift off and embark on a long-awaited mission to study Jupiter's icy moon Europa, which ...

NASA scientists recreate Mars 'spiders' on Earth for first time

NASA scientists have successfully replicated spider-like shapes ... A Saskatchewan organization is breaking ground as the ...

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