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Ho ho ho: Asteroid the size of nine reindeer to pass by Earth on Christmas - NASA
An asteroid the size of around nine reindeer - coincidentally, how many reindeer Santa Claus supposedly uses - is set to pass by the Earth on Christmas.
Huge Asteroid Set To ‘Skim’ Earth At 14,743 MPH On Christmas Eve
NASA scientists are closely monitoring 120-foot long Asteroid 2024 XN1, which they say is set to "skim" Earth on December 24th at a speed of 14,743 miles
NASA alerts about airplane sized Asteroid 2024 XN1 approaching Earth on Christmas eve
NASA has confirmed that asteroid 2024 XN1, about the size of a commercial jet, will safely pass Earth on December 24. It will not impact the blue planet.
NASA Tracking Football Field-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Tomorrow
WB—is estimated to be between 240 and 525 feet across and will pass us at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon.
Set For A Close Call? 120-Foot Asteroid To Whiz By Earth On Christmas Eve
While the asteroid poses no immediate threat, its close approach is a perfect opportunity for scientists to gather valuable data about these space rocks and their origins.
NASA Warns Of Big 120-ft Asteroid To Come Alarmingly Close To Earth On Christmas Eve: Will It Hit?
This upcoming Christmas Eve, a big aeroplane-sized asteroid is set to make a close approach towards Earth. Ahead of this threat, NASA has shared all the crucial details.
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Asteroid or comet? Scientists find ancient ice giant in our solar system that’s both!
Discover what astronomers are learning about an ancient ice giant traveling through our solar system that's a strange hybrid ...
An ‘oddball’ asteroid-comet hybrid dates back 4.6 billion years
The JWST’s spectra data also showed the huge amount of various ices with different volatilities and how they are made. Chiron ...
Lab work digs into gullies seen on giant asteroid Vesta by NASA's Dawn
Pocked with craters, the surfaces of many celestial bodies in our solar system provide clear evidence of a 4.6-billion-year ...
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Tiny asteroid detected hours before hitting Earth to become 4th 'imminent impactor' of 2024
The asteroid, which has the temporary designation C0WEPC5, has now become the 4th "imminent impactor" discovered in 2024, ...
Will NASA's Mission to $10 Quintillion Psyche Asteroid Make Us All Rich?
The asteroid 16 Psyche is theorized to contain $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 worth of valuable metals, including platinum and ...
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Scientists Discover Earth Life inside an Asteroid Sample
Material from asteroid Ryugu riddled with earthly microbes provides a cautionary tale for scientists seeking signs of alien ...
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Car-size asteroid will zip between Earth and the moon tonight
A car-sized asteroid will pass at about half the distance between Earth and the moon tonight (Dec. 6), concluding a busy week ...
The world's largest space telescope just got an unexpected new role: asteroid hunter
Even small asteroids can do a lot of damage—and new research shows the James Webb Space Telescope is adept at spotting the tiniest of space rocks.
Uncovering a centaur's tracks: Scientists examine unique asteroid-comet hybrid
Although our solar system is billions of years old, we've only recently become better acquainted with one of its more dynamic ...