This asteroid may hit Earth in 2032. Don't panic—scientists have a plan.
Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.
New NASA imagery shows large asteroid that could impact Earth in 2032
A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting ...
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Earth’s recent ‘mini-moon’ may be an actual piece of the moon, astronomers say
Despite predictions that the asteroid might become a temporary mini-moon whirling around Earth, the space rock maintained a horseshoe orbit that brought it close, but it never actually entered ...
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Earth’s temporary mini-moon might have actually been a piece of the Moon
If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Earth has its fair share of fleeting companions. But sometimes, these so-called “mini ...
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Remember the 'mini-moon' last year? Study finds it was likely just a chunk of the actual moon
“We had a general idea that this asteroid may have come from the moon, but the smoking gun was when we found out that it was rich in silicate minerals – not the kind that are seen on asteroids ...