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Asteroid 'city killer' to shoot past earth TOMORROW

Asteroid 'city killer' to shoot past earth TOMORROW as Nasa track 'bus-sized' space rock

A bus-sized asteroid is set to hurtle past Earth today at a staggering speed of 35,000mph - ten times faster than a speeding bullet. The space rock, known as Asteroid 2025 BS4, will pass within 511,000 miles of our planet at approximately 3.

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

NASA Tracking Bus-Size Asteroid Approaching Earth at 30,000 Mph

BS4 may be anywhere between 17 and 40 feet across, and will approach at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon.

Daily Express on MSN · 13h

NASA tracking massive asteroid set to whiz past Earth at 35,000mph in hours

NASA is tracking the path of a huge asteroid that will come hurtling past Earth at a staggering speed of 35,000mph later today. The giant space rock, Asteroid 2025 BS4, is 23 feet wide and weighs nearly 4,500 kilograms.

Daily Express US on MSN · 1d

NASA warns 'bus-sized' asteroid set to skim Earth at 30,000mph

According to NASA, which regularly tracks cosmetic activity, a giant asteroid will pass by Earth on Tuesday, January 28. Asteroid 2025 BS4 is approximately 22 feet in diameter and 17 to 40 feet across.

Earth, moon

Space on MSN · 4d

Earth's recent asteroid visitor might've been a piece of the moon

2024 PT5 is the second near-Earth asteroid scientists suspect was ejected from the moon's surface, the first being 469219 Kamo'oalewa, which a different team of scientists have traced to an old impact crater on the far side of the moon.

BGR · 1d

Earth’s temporary mini-moon might have actually been a piece of the Moon

New research suggests that Earth's recent mini-moon might have originated as part of our actual moon long, long ago.

CNN on MSN · 1d

Earth’s recent ‘mini-moon’ may be an actual piece of the moon, astronomers say

An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an impact thousands of years ago.

Asteroid, Tesla Roadster and SpaceX

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Mysterious New Asteroid Turns Out To Be Tesla Roadster in Space

The newly discovered asteroid, named 2018 CN41, turned out to be a Tesla launched into space by SpaceX in 2018.

Interesting Engineering · 1d

Mystery asteroid revealed: It’s Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster cruising through space

Musk launched his personal Tesla Roadster into space on February 6, 2018, as a test payload for the Falcon Heavy rocket.

ZME Science on MSN · 1d

Astronomers Thought They Had Found A Dangerous Asteroid Near Earth — It Was Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster

Earlier this month, an amateur astronomer stumbled upon what appeared to be a newly discovered near-Earth object (NEO). The “asteroid,” designated 2018 CN41, came alarmingly close to Earth — closer than the Moon’s orbit.

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Astronomers discover 196-foot asteroid with 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in 2032

A 196-foot-wide asteroid has a 1-in-83 chance of striking Earth in 2032. An expert tells Space.com where this asteroid could ...

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New Asteroid Tops NASA’s Impact Risk Chart, 1.2% Chance of 2032 Collision

The asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, jumped to the top of NASA's risk chart, with a slim but measurable chance of striking ...

Newly discovered asteroid could hit earth in 2032 and “cause a significant air burst and fireball”

According to research from NASA’s Center of NEO Studies the asteroid is projected to come within 66,000 miles of earth on ...

Asteroid the size of the Statue of Liberty nears Earth this week

A relatively small object in space, roughly the size of the Statue of Liberty, is expected to zip past Earth on January 31.

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It’s not sci-fi: Americans support asteroid defense spending

Planetary defense is a global imperative, of course, but for the time being, NASA — and, by extension, the United States — is ...

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Could This Asteroid Be a Lost Chunk of the Moon?

PT5, a near-Earth object discovered last year, has captivated scientists with its potential lunar origins. Likely ejected ...

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The Asteroid That Will Be Forever Changed By Passing Near Earth

In 2029, one of the solar system's many asteroids will pass Earth close enough to see with the naked eye. But asteroid ...

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