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  Tiny asteroid may hit earth a day before US election

  Science | August 23, 2020 22:31 IST

  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.

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  Gujarat girls discover asteroid set to pass by earth in near future

  Science | July 25, 2020 22:42 IST

  Two girls of class 10 from Gujarat's Surat have discovered a new asteroid. The asteroid named HLV2514 is expected to pass the earth in the near-future.  

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  'Potentially dangerous' Asteroid 2020 ND to move past Earth today

  Science | July 24, 2020 9:29 IST

  Asteroid 2020 ND - a huge asteroid is set to move past Earth today, NASA has said. Terming the asteroid as 'potentially dangerous', NASA has warned that the asteroid is travelling at a high speed of 48,000 kilometres per hour.

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  Massive asteroid bigger than the London eye approaching Earth

  Science | July 17, 2020 9:38 IST

  A massive asteroid which is larger than the famous London Eye will be approaching the Earth in just a couple of days. Meanwhile, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has issued a warning for the world over this 'hazardous asteroid'. 

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  Asteroid 2020 KN5 to pass by Earth today: All you need to know

  Science | June 04, 2020 14:31 IST

  Asteroid 2020 KN5 is approaching Earth's orbit with an average velocity of over 28,000 miles per hour. NASA’s automated asteroid tracking system has detected an approaching near-Earth object that’s bigger than a building.

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  170-ft wide asteroid among 5 flying by Earth today. Details inside

  Science | June 03, 2020 16:39 IST

  About five asteroids are headed in the direction of Earth between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday early morning, media reports quoted the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as saying.

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  Asteroid '1998 OR2' to fly past within 3.9m miles of Earth today

  Science | April 29, 2020 8:13 IST

  Asteroid 1998 OR2 was discovered by the Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking program at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in July 1998, and for the past two decades astronomers have tracked it.

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  Asteroid to fly very close to Earth on Wednesday, NASA says poses no danger to our planet

  Science | April 28, 2020 23:14 IST

  The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has confirmed that a tiny asteroid will safely pass near to Earth on Wednesday. NASA has also clarified that the asteroid poses no threat to Earth, as it will not even come close to hitting the planet.

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  Asteroid alert! Giant orb set to make a pass by earth

  Science | March 07, 2020 14:40 IST

  As the whole world buckled under the strain of Coronavirus, an asteroid up to 2.5 miles wide is set to pass by the Earth next month, though it'll miss by a wide margin of about 4 million miles.   

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  Asteroid larger than any man-made structure to hurl past Earth on February 15: NASA

  Science | February 14, 2020 9:28 IST

  Asteroid bigger than any man-made structure is hurling towards earth at a speed of 34,000 miles per hour. NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) has said that the 'potentially hazardous' asteroid could come into contact with the earth on February 15 2020, at 6:05 am EST.

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  13 asteroids will fly past Earth this December, here's when you can see them

  Science | December 09, 2019 19:39 IST

  Not one but 13 asteroids will approach Earth this December but our planet will dodge each one of them. Some of these asteroids will come in contact with Earth's atmosphere and a few lucky ones among us will be able to witness them in the form of shooting stars.

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  NASA wants space telescope to protect humanity from asteroid hit

  Science | November 03, 2019 0:00 IST

  NASA is looking to send such a telescope that will be dedicated to hunting down rogue asteroids. NASA's internal committee has approved plans.

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  Huge asteroid eyeing Earth could kill millions of people, NASA warns

  Science | September 24, 2019 14:21 IST

  Based on a report, a NASA video showcased all known asteroids that passed through our solar system from Jan. 1, 1999, to Jan. 31, 2018 and it showed just how many near-Earth collisions occurred during the last two decades.

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  Taller than the Eiffel Tower, this asteroid is approaching us this Friday: Will it hit Earth?

  Science | September 03, 2019 14:45 IST

  Asteroid 2019 GT3 will approach Earth this Friday. The asteroid is almost as big as the Empire State Building and significantly taller than the Eiffel Tower in Paris. But will it hit earth? Read to know more.

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  'Big Surprise': Astronomers spot asteroid changing colour for the first time, scientists baffled

  Science | September 01, 2019 8:29 IST

  ​Astronomers have witnessed an asteroid changing its colour in a never-seen-before event. Asteroid 6478 Gault, sporting a comet-like dust trail, was seen changing its colour from red to blue...leaving scientists astonished, baffled and what not. This has happened for the first time.

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  ALERT: Asteroid as tall as Burj Khalifa to fly past Earth next month

  Science | August 27, 2019 16:13 IST

  A word of caution! An asteroid as tall as the world's tallest building, Burj Khalifa, is set to fly past Earth next month. This definitely sounds scary! According to the Centre for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), asteroid 2000 QW7 will zip past the third rock from the Sun on September 14.

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  CAUTION: Massive asteroid may hit Earth, dangerous effects possible

  Science | July 19, 2019 23:31 IST

  A possible threat is approaching the Earth today. According to NASA, an asteroid named '2019 NJ2' is expected to come very close to the earth. If reports are to be believed, the asteroid is bigger than Italy's Leaning Tower of Pisa. Read further to know more.

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  NASA spacecraft to crash into small moonlet to demonstrate its planetary defence technique

  Science | May 07, 2019 8:45 IST

  The spacecraft, called Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), will carry an optical navigation system to capture images that help the spacecraft reach its target.

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  NASA probe finds water-bearing minerals near-Earth asteroid Bennu

  Science | March 20, 2019 19:42 IST

  Using early spectral data from NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft orbiting the asteroid, the team identified infrared properties similar to those in a type of meteorite called carbonaceous chondrites.

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  Asteroid collision with Earth, Moon increased in last 290 mn years | Watch video

  Science | January 20, 2019 8:49 IST

  The team studied the surface of the Moon using thermal data and images collected by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), and compiled the ages of all lunar craters younger than about a billion years.