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Startling close call as undetected asteroid flies close to Earth – Chron

Startling close call as undetected asteroid flies close to Earth  Chron Asteroid just flew closer to Earth than many satellites, space agencies say  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Near-Earth asteroid zooms past Antarctica photo of the day for Oct. 8, 2025  Space Asteroid narrowly avoids Earth and leaves astronomers shocked  The Independent So Close! A Small Asteroid Just Skimmed Past …

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NASA Detects Asteroid 2024 YR4 on a Possible Collision Course With the Moon (and scientists are bracing for impact)

NASA Detects Asteroid 2024 YR4 on a Possible Collision Course With the Moon (and scientists are bracing for impact)

IN A NUTSHELL 🌕 NASA identifies a potential threat from a high-speed asteroid that could collide with the Moon. Telescope observations have revolutionized how we view asteroid collisions and planetary defense strategies. A collision with the Moon would create a spectacular crater but poses no risk to Earth. Asteroid 2024 YR4 offers a rare opportunity to test scientific theories on …

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Near-Earth asteroid zooms past Antarctica photo of the day for Oct. 8, 2025

Near-Earth asteroid zooms past Antarctica photo of the day for Oct. 8, 2025

On Oct. 1, 2025, the small asteroid known as 2025 TF whizzed past Earth at a distance of only 266 miles (428 kilometers) from our planet — roughly the same altitude as the International Space Station. For a few fleeting moments over Antarctica, the near-Earth asteroid came closer than most functioning satellites. What is it? 2025 TF is a small …

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Giant Asteroid Struck North Sea, Unleashing 330-Feet Tsunami – SciTechDaily

Giant Asteroid Struck North Sea, Unleashing 330-Feet Tsunami  SciTechDaily Unusual Crater in The North Sea Result of a Cosmic Collision, Study Confirms  ScienceAlert “Scientists Call It Proof Of Violence”: Silverpit Crater Study Confirms Asteroid Impact And Reveals Tsunami That Reshaped North Sea 50 Million Years Ago  Sustainability Times A Massive Asteroid Hit Earth and Created This 330-Foot Tsunami  The Daily Galaxy Asteroid impact in …

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Giraffe-size asteroid zooms past Earth closer than a satellite — and astronomers didn’t catch it until hours after

Giraffe-size asteroid zooms past Earth closer than a satellite — and astronomers didn’t catch it until hours after

The near-Earth asteroid 2025 TF (red crosshairs) came about as close to Earth as the International Space Station on Wednesday (Oct. 1), evading detection until hours later. (Image credit: ESA / Las Cumbres Observatory) A small asteroid zoomed past Earth closer than most satellites last week — and astronomers didn’t notice it until hours later. The surprise asteroid encounter occurred …

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ESA spots asteroid that made very close approach to Earth

ESA spots asteroid that made very close approach to Earth

Asteroid 2025 TF flew over Antarctica at 00:47:26 UTC ± 18 s on 1 October, coming as close as 428 ± 7 km to Earth’s surface. This is a similar altitude to the orbit of the International Space Station (approx. 370—460 km). The asteroid is roughly 1 to 3 metres across and was first spotted by the Catalina Sky Survey …

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The Asteroid Belt Is Vanishing

The Asteroid Belt Is Vanishing

Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter lies a ring-shaped region called the asteroid belt, home to the vast majority of our solar system’s space rocks. The asteroid belt is as old as the solar system itself, having formed from leftover material that failed to coalesce into a full-grown planet due to Jupiter’s gravitational influence. Over the past 4.6 billion …

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Surprise asteroid flies by Earth at only 250 miles away (video)

Surprise asteroid flies by Earth at only 250 miles away (video)

A small asteroid just gave the Earth a close buzz. The little space rock, called 2025 TF, safely passed within roughly 250 miles (400 km) of our planet on Tuesday (Sept. 30) at 8:49 p.m. EDT (Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 0049 GMT), according to NASA data. That flyby puts the asteroid at the same approximate altitude as the International Space …

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