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Earth, Asteroid and NASA

NASA Tracking Bus-Size Asteroid Approaching Earth at 30,000 Mph

BS4 may be anywhere between 17 and 40 feet across, and will approach at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon.

MARCA · 4h

NASA Issues Warning: "City-killer" asteroid to zoom past earth at 35,000 MPH

NASA is keeping a close eye on a fast-moving asteroid dubbed 2025 BS4, which is set to streak past Earth at a staggering 35,000 miles per hour-10 times faster than a speeding bulle

BroBible · 10h

Two Large Asteroids Set To Fly Dangerously Close To Earth This Week At More Than 25,000 MPH

Heads up, everybody. A couple of asteroids approximately the size of a school bus are set to make close approach with Earth on Tuesday at speeds of more

Hosted on MSN · 40m

'Bus-sized' asteroid travelling at 30,000mph to skim past Earth

NASA, which routinely monitors cosmic activity, has announced that a colossal asteroid will make a close approach to Earth on Tuesday, January 28. The asteroid, named 2025 BS4, measures roughly 22 feet in diameter and spans between 17 to 40 feet.

Daily Express US on MSN · 2h

NASA warns 'bus-sized' asteroid set to skim Earth at 30,000mph

According to NASA, which regularly tracks cosmetic activity, a giant asteroid will pass by Earth on Tuesday, January 28. Asteroid 2025 BS4 is approximately 22 feet in diameter and 17 to 40 feet across.

Asteroid, Earth and Tesla

ZME Science · 8h

Astronomers Thought They Had Found A Dangerous Asteroid Near Earth — It Was Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster

The “asteroid” wasn’t a space rock after all. It was a cherry-red Tesla Roadster that Elon Musk launched into space to much fanfare in 2018 as part of a publicity stunt during the maiden flight of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket. The car, complete with a mannequin named “Starman” in the driver’s seat, had been orbiting the Sun ever since.

The Mirror · 12h

Mystery 'asteroid' in Earth's orbit is something completely different – and it's Musk's fault

Major astronomy body the Minor Planet Centre (MPC) was forced to list the discovery - made by a citizen scientist - as "omitted" following a case of mistaken identity

Newsweek on MSN · 16h

Mysterious New Asteroid Turns Out To Be Tesla Roadster in Space

The newly discovered asteroid, named 2018 CN41, turned out to be a Tesla launched into space by SpaceX in 2018.

moon, Earth

BGR · 9h

Earth’s temporary mini-moon might have actually been a piece of the Moon

New research suggests that Earth's recent mini-moon might have originated as part of our actual moon long, long ago.

CNN on MSN · 8h

Earth’s recent ‘mini-moon’ may be an actual piece of the moon, astronomers say

An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an impact thousands of years ago.

earth · 11h

Earth's recent mini-moon seems to be a lost fragment of our real Moon

The small near-Earth asteroid 2024 PT5 has been creating a buzz among researchers. Discovered last year with the help of a NASA-funded telescope, it is only about 33 feet across and does not pose any threat to Earth.

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The Asteroid That Will Be Forever Changed By Passing Near Earth

In 2029, one of the solar system's many asteroids will pass Earth close enough to see with the naked eye. But asteroid ...

Study finds that Earth's small asteroid visitor is likely a chunk of moon rock

A near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new ...

The Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid May Not Have Been As Deadly as We Thought

Scientists have reevaluated the catastrophic impact of the Chicxulub asteroid that struck 66 million years ago, revising the ...

ScienceAlert on MSN1d

What If The Solar System Had a Super-Earth? Here's What Would Happen.

Simpson and Chen ran mathematical models looking at how differently sized Earth-like worlds would have affected the rest of ...

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Asteroid with potential of smashing into Earth spotted by scientists - before object revealed to be something very different

Harvard astronomers were left red-faced after mistaking Elon Musk's orbiting Tesla Roadster for a potentially dangerous ...

GlobalSpec1d

From new commercial Moon landers to asteroid investigations, expect a slate of exciting space missions in 2025

NASA’s Lucy mission will continue its journey to explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, which share Jupiter’s orbit around the ...

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