NASA confirms huge 'building-sized' asteroid approaching Earth right now, should you be worried?
2 years, 5 months ago

NASA confirms huge 'building-sized' asteroid approaching Earth right now, should you be worried?

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Highlights NASA has warned about a humongous "building-sized" asteroid approaching planet Earth. Asteroid approaching Earth: NASA has warned about a humongous "building-sized" asteroid approaching planet Earth right now. In keeping with NASA, this asteroid will get as near the Earth as about 3.8 million miles or 6.1 million kilometres. Effectively, this remains to be a bigger distance than asteroid 2022 NF, which was handed close to the Earth on July 7 inside simply 56,000 miles, around 23 % of the common distance between Earth and the moon.

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Two giant asteroids taller than Statue of Unity to come dangerously close to Earth
3 weeks ago

Two giant asteroids taller than Statue of Unity to come dangerously close to Earth

India Today  

Earth is in the firing line once again as two massive asteroids, comparable in size to some of India's largest landmarks, are set to make close approaches to Earth, capturing the attention of scientists and space enthusiasts. The first asteroid, 447755, will skim past Earth on December 3 at 4:46 AM IST, coming within 5.5 million kilometers of our planet. …

Four large ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroids headed towards Earth – but it should be fine
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Four large ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroids headed towards Earth – but it should be fine

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Four large “potentially hazardous” asteroids – one the size of a skyscraper – …

Asteroid the Size of a 70-Story Skyscraper to Come Close to Earth
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Asteroid the Size of a 70-Story Skyscraper to Come Close to Earth

India Today  

Asteroid 2020 WG is set to make a close pass by Earth on October 28, drawing significant attention from scientists. The asteroid, estimated to be between 120 to 270 meters wide, will approach Earth within approximately 3.3 million kilometers (0.02223 AU) from the planet. While it poses no threat to Earth, its close approach offers valuable insights into asteroid structure, …

Giant Asteroid Set to Pass By Earth on Thursday, NASA Says
2 months ago

Giant Asteroid Set to Pass By Earth on Thursday, NASA Says

News 18  

NASA announces an asteroid set to pass by Earth on October 24, 2024. The asteroid, named 363305 (2002 NV16), is approximately 175 metres in size and travelling at 17,542 kmph. Despite being classified as a potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA), NASA assures there is no risk of collision during this flyby. The asteroid will come within 4.52 million kilometres of Earth, …

Giant Asteroid Set to Pass By Earth on Friday, NASA Says
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2 months ago

Giant Asteroid Set to Pass By Earth on Friday, NASA Says

News 18  

A massive asteroid, 363305 (2002 NV16), is set to pass by Earth on Friday at 9:17 PM IST. This near-Earth object (NEO) measures around 175 metres in size and is travelling at a speed of 17,542 kmph. Despite being classified as a potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA), NASA assures there is no risk of collision during this flyby. The asteroid will …

Strange snowman-shaped asteroid spotted zooming past Earth
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Strange snowman-shaped asteroid spotted zooming past Earth

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A series of radar images taken by Nasa has revealed that a large …

Asteroid will strike Earth later today, astronomers say
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Asteroid will strike Earth later today, astronomers say

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Earth will be hit by a tiny asteroid today, astronomers have said. …

Massive Asteroid 2024 MT1 heading towards earth at 65,000 Km/h, warns NASA
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Massive Asteroid 2024 MT1 heading towards earth at 65,000 Km/h, warns NASA

India TV News  

NASA has issued a warning about a massive asteroid named 2024 MT1, which is currently barreling towards Earth at a staggering speed of 65,215 km/h. Planetary defense While there is no immediate danger of asteroid 2024 MT1 colliding with Earth, NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office proactively develops strategies to mitigate potential asteroid threats. Astronomical interest The impending close approach of …

NASA's big statement on astroids threat, no large asteroids identified that could cause damage, but if that happens…
6 months ago

NASA's big statement on astroids threat, no large asteroids identified that could cause damage, but if that happens…

Hindustan Times  

Imagine if scientists found a massive asteroid with a 72% chance of hitting Earth in 14 years—a space rock so large it could obliterate a city and wreak havoc across an entire region. NASA says earth safe from any asteroid threat for the next one century This is the hypothetical scenario that NASA experts, federal emergency managers, and their international …

Asteroid alert! NASA warns of ’yacht-sized’ space rock set to pass ’alarmingly close’ to Earth on THIS date
6 months ago

Asteroid alert! NASA warns of ’yacht-sized’ space rock set to pass ’alarmingly close’ to Earth on THIS date

Live Mint  

NASA has warned that a massive space rock, Asteroid 2024 LJ, is set to pass the Earth from an "alarmingly close" distance. Travelling at a speed of 66,584 miles per hour, this 210-foot yacht-sized asteroid will approach the green planet on June 22 at a close distance of 2.1 million miles. Asteroid 2024 LJ's journey through space is especially significant …

9.4-foot space horror! This asteroid set to get as close as 18700 km to Earth today, says NASA
8 months, 1 week ago

9.4-foot space horror! This asteroid set to get as close as 18700 km to Earth today, says NASA

Hindustan Times  

US space agency keeps track of all near-Earth asteroids that wander anywhere close and one that is coming today, is going to get horrifically near to our planet. The reason why a wary eye is kept on the asteroids that get too close to Earth for comfort is to know well in time whether they will get any closer or …

This massive, 370-foot asteroid set to come within 3.8 mn miles of Earth today, says NASA
8 months, 2 weeks ago

This massive, 370-foot asteroid set to come within 3.8 mn miles of Earth today, says NASA

Hindustan Times  

After a string of smaller, under 50-foot, asteroids sailed safely past Earth over the recent weeks, US space agency NASA reveals that some huge space rocks are heading Earth’s way now. Asteroid 2024 FH2 will come close to Earth today, says NASA. It has been dubbed as Asteroid 2024 FH2 and it will get as close to 3.8 million miles …

Scary 170-foot asteroid set to fly close to Earth; NASA has all the details
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Scary 170-foot asteroid set to fly close to Earth; NASA has all the details

Hindustan Times  

Asteroids are known for the potential danger that they carry in case they collide with planets or moons. And now, US space agency NASA has detected an asteroid that is a scary 170-foot monster and it will be approaching Earth in a very close encounter. A humongous asteroid is on its way to making a close approach to Earth, reveals …

Asteroid as big as the Empire State Building to pass close by Earth today
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Asteroid as big as the Empire State Building to pass close by Earth today

Hindustan Times  

A massive asteroid the size of a skyscraper will pass close by Earth on Friday, February 2. The size of the harmless space rock is estimated to be between 690 and 1,575 feet across, according to NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies. The US space agency said the asteroid is a harmless fly-by as it will pass almost seven …

’Enough to wipe a city’, catastrophic asteroid set to pass Earth
1 year, 9 months ago

’Enough to wipe a city’, catastrophic asteroid set to pass Earth

Live Mint  

An asteroid with enough size to destroy a city will pass through the space between the Earth and the moon's orbit on Saturday. The asteroid, named 2023 DZ2, was found just a month ago and is set to have a close encounter with the moon on Saturday, passing within a distance of 320,000 miles. “There is no chance of this …

House-size asteroid makes close approach to Earth. Watch here
1 year, 9 months ago

House-size asteroid makes close approach to Earth. Watch here

Hindustan Times  

A house-sized asteroid safely passed Earth on Friday morning within approximately 62% of the average lunar distance, according to astronomer Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope Project. The near-Earth asteroid 2023 EY, discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System on March 13, came within 2,39,800 kilometres of Earth's surface. Nasa's Asteroid Watch dashboard displays asteroid and comet approaches to …

Truck-sized asteroid to come \'extraordinarily close\' to Earth: NASA
1 year, 10 months ago

Truck-sized asteroid to come \'extraordinarily close\' to Earth: NASA

Deccan Chronicle  

WASHINGTON: A truck-sized asteroid will pass near Earth on Thursday in one of the closest approaches to our planet ever recorded, NASA said, emphasising that it poses no danger. NASA's Scout impact hazard assessment system quickly determined that the asteroid would miss Earth, the US space agency said. "Despite the very few observations, it was nonetheless able to predict that …

Asteroid Twice The Size Of Big Ben To Hit Earth’s Orbit This Month, Says NASA
2 years, 3 months ago

Asteroid Twice The Size Of Big Ben To Hit Earth’s Orbit This Month, Says NASA

News 18  

When Leonardo Di Caprio and Jennifer Lawrence tried warning the world about an imminent apocalyptic incident, namely an asteroid crashing into earth in last year’s acclaimed film Don’t Look Up, most people disbelieved them. In less than two weeks, a gigantic asteroid, which is estimated to be twice the size of Big Ben, the famous clock tower in London, will …

Asteroid to come dangerously close to Earth today: NASA on its impact
2 years, 4 months ago

Asteroid to come dangerously close to Earth today: NASA on its impact

Live Mint  

In the last couple of days, several asteroids dangerously whizzed past the Earth, which could have caused a major accident if one of them had hit the planet. And, NASA has alerted another asteroid 2022 OC4 will fly past the planet on Tuesday that might also come dangerously close to it. The asteroid 2022 OC4, which is about 36-foot-wide, is …

Asteroid bigger than Burj Khalifa passes by Earth and Twitterati can't keep calm
2 years, 11 months ago

Asteroid bigger than Burj Khalifa passes by Earth and Twitterati can't keep calm

India TV News  

Near-Earth asteroids, or NEAs, pass by our home planet all the time. As per the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the asteroid called 7482 was larger than any building on our planet. It was being classified as ‘potentially hazardous’ and ‘Near-Earth Object’ because of its closeness to the planet Earth. Not only this but even NASA in their tweet said, …

NASA warns that massive asteroid is headed towards Earth – but there’s no need to panic
3 years, 1 month ago

NASA warns that massive asteroid is headed towards Earth – but there’s no need to panic

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But there is no need to panic, as the US space agency’s asteroid tracker says that “potentially …

Asteroid, nearly as big as Burj Khalifa, to fly by earth today
4 years ago

Asteroid, nearly as big as Burj Khalifa, to fly by earth today

Hindustan Times  

An asteroid named 2000 WO107, that is more than 800 metre high and over 500 metre wide - bigger than skyscraper Burj Khalifa - will barrel past earth on November 29 and will be closest to our planet at 10.38 am, according to scientists at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. An asteroid named 2000 WO107will barrel past earth on …

Aeroplane-size asteroid heading for Earth's orbit, to fly by tonight
4 years, 2 months ago

Aeroplane-size asteroid heading for Earth's orbit, to fly by tonight

India Today  

An asteroid bigger than the size of a Boeing 747 aeroplane is moving towards Earth at a speed of 6.68 kilometre per second. The space rock, named Asteroid 2020 RK2, is on a trajectory to cross Earth's orbit on Wednesday night at around 10:42 pm. Nasa has said that the asteroid will zoom past at a distance of 38,30,238 km …

Bus-size asteroid to zoom by Earth today, ducking below satellites
4 years, 3 months ago

Bus-size asteroid to zoom by Earth today, ducking below satellites

Live Mint  

Cape Canaveral: An asteroid the size of a school bus is headed our way, but NASA says the space rock will zoom safely past Earth on Thursday. The newly discovered asteroid will come within 13,000 miles of Earth, well below many of the communications satellites orbiting the planet, scientists said this week. Once it's gone, the asteroid won't be back …

Bus-size asteroid to zoom by Earth today, ducking below satellites
4 years, 3 months ago

Bus-size asteroid to zoom by Earth today, ducking below satellites

India Today  

An asteroid the size of a school bus is headed our way, but NASA says the space rock will zoom safely past Earth on Thursday. The newly discovered asteroid will come within 13,000 miles of Earth, well below many of the communications satellites orbiting the planet, scientists said this week. Asteroids of this size hit Earth's atmosphere and burn up …

Good News, Finally: Asteroids Zipping Past Earth Pose No Threat For Next 100 Years
4 years, 3 months ago

Good News, Finally: Asteroids Zipping Past Earth Pose No Threat For Next 100 Years

News 18  

Asteroids often move past Earth and whenever they do so, people get worried if they will impact our planet. This observation has been made by NASA Asteroid Watch in the wake of the surfacing of a report suggesting that Asteroid named 465824 2010 FR was expected to enter the Earth’s orbit on September 6. “Regardless, stories sometimes surface with alarming …

Asteroid twice the size of Egypt's Pyramid to zip past Earth on Sunday | Explainer
4 years, 3 months ago

Asteroid twice the size of Egypt's Pyramid to zip past Earth on Sunday | Explainer

India Today  

An asteroid, twice as big as the iconic Pyramid of Giza, is expected to cross Earth's orbit on September 6. In a twitter post, Nasa's Asteroid Watch said that "asteroid 2010 FR.has zero chance of hitting Earth". — NASA Asteroid Watch September 1, 2020 Asteroid 465824 is classified as an Apollo asteroid because it will cross the Earth's orbit. As …

Huge asteroid will come close to Earth on September 1: Is it dangerous?
4 years, 3 months ago

Huge asteroid will come close to Earth on September 1: Is it dangerous?

India TV News  

An asteroid, as huge as a high-rise building, will pass near the Earth on Tuesday, September 1. Asteroid 2011 ES4 will make a close approach towards Earth and will be closer to our planet than the Moon. According to NASA, the asteroid's close approach is "close" on an astronomical scale. 2011 ES4's close approach is 'close' to an astronomical scale …

Tiny Asteroid May Hit Our Earth a Day Before US Elections in November and We're So Done With 2020
4 years, 4 months ago

Tiny Asteroid May Hit Our Earth a Day Before US Elections in November and We're So Done With 2020

News 18  

In yet another 2020 surprise, NASA data has predicted that a small asteroid heading towards the Earth has a 0.41 percent chance of hitting the planet one day before the US presidential election that is scheduled for November 3. NASA scientists have predicted that the asteroid "2018VP1" with a diameter of 0.002 km will pass near Earth one day before …

Tiny asteroid may hit earth a day before US election
4 years, 4 months ago

Tiny asteroid may hit earth a day before US election

India TV News  

In yet another 2020 surprise, NASA data has predicted that a small asteroid heading towards the Earth has a 0.41 per cent chance of hitting the planet one day before the US presidential election that is scheduled for November 3. NASA scientists have predicted that the asteroid "2018VP1" with a diameter of 0.002 km will pass near Earth one day …

'Potentially dangerous' Asteroid 2020 ND to move past Earth today: NASA warns
4 years, 5 months ago

'Potentially dangerous' Asteroid 2020 ND to move past Earth today: NASA warns

India TV News  

Asteroid 2020 ND - a huge asteroid is set to move past Earth today, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has said. According to the American space agency, asteroid 2020 ND is nearly 170 metre-long and will be as close as 0.034 astronomical units to the Earth. “Potentially Hazardous Asteroids are currently defined based on parameters that measure the asteroid’s …

Asteroid Bigger Than the London Eye to Zoom Past Earth on 24 July, Says NASA
4 years, 5 months ago

Asteroid Bigger Than the London Eye to Zoom Past Earth on 24 July, Says NASA

News 18  

Approaching of asteroids towards Earth is not a very uncommon event. But such events catch attention when the space rock moving past our planet is of enormous size. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has announced that a space rock almost 1.5 times the size of the London Eye will make its closest approach to Earth on 24 July, reported …

Massive asteroid bigger than the London eye approaching Earth
4 years, 5 months ago

Massive asteroid bigger than the London eye approaching Earth

India TV News  

A massive asteroid which is larger than the famous London Eye will be approaching the Earth in just a couple of days. One AU is the distance between the Earth and the Sun and it is expected that coming Saturday, the gigantic asteroid which is travelling at a staggering 13.5 kilometres per second - or 48,000 kilometres per hour will …

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