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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 ...
Asteroid burns up before hitting Earth creating 'fireball in the sky': See video
A "harmless" asteroid burned up Tuesday night above northern Siberia in Russia, creating a blazing fireball in the sky ...
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Behold! These gorgeous never-before-seen space images are from a NASA space telescope that should have died long ago
NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) spacecraft launched to Earth orbit in 2009 and was placed in hibernation in ...
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'Spectacular' asteroid blazes over Siberia just hours after it was detected
C0WEPC5, as the asteroid has been temporarily named, entered Earth's atmosphere at 1:15 a.m. local time on Dec. 4 over Russia ...
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Asteroid due to hit Earth's atmosphere in just hours - but Nasa says space rock 'poses no threat to humans'
A newly-discovered asteroid is set to enter Earth's atmosphere in just hours, Nasa has said. The space rock, named COWECP5, ...
Small asteroid misses Earth, another on the way: ‘Incoming!’
A small asteroid raced toward Earth on Tuesday morning, creating a fireball across the skies above eastern Russia, according ...
Did an asteroid hit Earth last night? Where did NASA track it to?
If you happened to be in Russia’s far eastern Yakutia region on Tuesday night and glanced up at the sky, you might have ...
NASA engineer reflects on asteroid that burned over Russia
A small asteroid moved toward Earth before burning out above far northeastern Russia. NBC News' Gadi Schwartz speaks to NASA ...
Dramatic video shows bicycle tire-sized asteroid nearly hit Earth as ‘nice fireball in the sky’ illuminates Siberia
An asteroid streaked past northern Siberia in the middle of the night Tuesday before burning up in Earth’s atmosphere, ...
Asteroid on 'collision course' with Earth burns up above Russia
The asteroid impacted Earth’s atmosphere on Tuesday and created a fireball over eastern Russia, according to NASA.
NASA confirms COWECP5 asteroid will produce harmless fireball over Siberia
In just a few hours, a recently found asteroid will approach Earth's atmosphere, the NASA said. Later on Wednesday, the space ...