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Six asteroids ‘dangerous to Earth’ discovered – but could they really hit us?
Of these ‘six invisible threats’, three named 2020 SB, 524522, and 2020 CL1 ‘have a severe risk of collision’ as their orbits ...
Colossal Asteroid Is Flying By Earth On June 5; Astronomer Captures Image
A colossal asteroid named 424482 (2008 DG5) will make a close approach to Earth on June 5, passing at a distance of ...
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Massive Asteroid Bigger Than the Empire State Building is Racing Toward Earth
On June 5, 2025, a massive asteroid known as 424482 (2008 DG5) is set to pass by Earth. The asteroid, which measures ...
Three 'invisible' city-killer asteroids could strike earth within weeks, scientists warn- here’s all about them
Astronomers are warning about three massive asteroids orbiting Venus with unstable paths that could potentially strike Earth ...
NASA's 'potentially hazardous' 690-metre asteroid is hurtling towards Earth
Called Asteroid 424482 (2008 DG5), the space rock was classified as a 'potentially hazardous asteroid' by NASA due to its ...
Venus may be hiding potential ‘city-killer’ asteroid, researchers claim
( NewsNation) — Venus could be hiding asteroids that would be deadly if they hit Earth, some experts say. A new study published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics has shown that Venus has at ...
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After the Arecibo collapse in 2020, a lone NASA radar dish in the Mojave desert stepped up as a leading asteroid hunter
Of those, 112 were classified as potentially hazardous asteroids. While asteroids are more easily discovered with optical telescopes, radar images shine when it comes to details. Radar can help ...
Why China is going behind the asteroids with its Tianwen-2 Mission
China's Tianwen-2 mission, launched on May 28, 2025, aims to collect samples from the quasi-satellite asteroid 469219 ...
Newly discovered asteroid set for close encounter with Earth and the Moon tomorrow
The newly discovered space rock, called asteroid 2025 KF, was spotted on Monday (May 19) by astronomers at the MAP project in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile – just two days before its close flyby to ...