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Massive asteroid could hit Earth in 7 years

Mashable on MSN · 13h

NASA spotted a big asteroid that may hit Earth — what you should know

The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System — a global network of telescopes funded by NASA to find Earth-threatening objects — spotted the asteroid 2024 YR4 in December

There's a small chance an asteroid could hit Earth within the next decade, says NASA

A large asteroid could be heading toward Earth within the next decade, and there's a small chance it could strike the planet, according to NASA.

TweakTown · 13h

NASA discovers asteroid that's now the most significant threat to Earth

Astronomers identified a potentially hazardous asteroid traveling 38,700 mph, measuring between 130 and 300 feet wide, and a slim chance of hitting Earth.

NASA finds key ingredients of life

NBC News on MSN · 2d

In NASA asteroid samples, scientists discover key building blocks of life

In samples NASA brought back from the asteroid Bennu, scientists have discovered of organic compounds, including key building blocks of life like amino acids.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

NASA brought back samples from asteroid Bennu. They revealed clues about the possible origins of life.

A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world.

Space on MSN · 2d

NASA finds key molecules for life in OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples. Here's what that means

There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 of them on an asteroid millions of miles away. The asteroid in question, named Bennu, was the focus of a very dreamy NASA mission called OSIRIS-REx that launched in 2016.

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When is an asteroid not an asteroid? When it's Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster, it turns out.

The wannabe asteroid, announced on Jan. 2 as 2018 CN41, is actually a Tesla Roadster launched into space years ago by SpaceX ...

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ESA monitoring asteroid that could strike Earth

The European Space Agency is monitoring an asteroid with a slim chance to strike Earth in 2032. Asteroid 2024 YR4 was found ...

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Asteroid the size of Dublin's famous Spire triggers global planetary defence response

A 100 metre wide asteroid is heading towards Earth and has triggered a response from a global defence group after it was ...

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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 ...

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Mystery 'asteroid' in Earth's orbit is something completely different – and it's Musk's fault

Major astronomy body the Minor Planet Centre (MPC) was forced to list the discovery - made by a citizen scientist - as ...

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NASA lets Noida teenager name an asteroid; here’s how you can do the same

A Noida teenager, Daksh Malik, has made headlines after discovering an asteroid through the International Asteroid Discovery ...

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Asteroid 2024 YY5 to safely zoom past Earth on January 26

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is tracking the asteroid 2024 YY5. The space rock will approach Earth on Sunday, January 26.

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'NASA finds a mini-moon': Agency finds a 10-meter lunar fragment hiding in plain sight

PT5, a 10-meter asteroid traced to the Moon, offering rare insights into lunar impacts, geology, and Earth-Moon dynamics ...

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