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Asteroid the size of 3 million elephants zooms past Earth

Earth got a relatively close shave this morning (Dec. 4), as a sizable space rock zipped by just 1.4 million miles (2.2 million kilometers) away. The asteroid, called 2020 XR, made its closest approach today at approximately 12:26 a.

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Asteroid on 'collision course' with Earth burns up above Russia

A small asteroid barreled toward Earth, creating a harmless fireball across the skies above eastern Russia on Tuesday, officials said.

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Asteroid to make “close pass” near Earth next month

An asteroid is expected to make a “close pass” to Earth next month. In October, NASA confirmed that the asteroid, dubbed 2024 PT5, was first observed in August by the Sutherland, South Africa telescope of the University of Hawai’i’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS).

Impact of Massive Asteroid That Hit US Revealed

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Impact of Massive Asteroid That Hit the US Revealed

Research shows that some of Earth's largest asteroid impacts, despite their destruction, had minimal long-term climate effects.

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Asteroid nearly hits Earth in Siberia, with a 2nd massive asteroid passing this week

The asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere at 11:15 a.m. ET over Yakutia in northeastern Siberia, creating a massive fireball.

Science Daily · 8h

Massive asteroid impacts did not change Earth's climate in the long term

Two massive asteroids hit Earth around 35.65 million years ago, but did not lead to any lasting changes in the Earth's climate, according to a new study.

Asteroid lights up Russian sky, producing a fireball

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Asteroid Heading Toward Earth Blazes Across Sky in Fireball Over Siberia

NASA Asteroid Watch shared in an alert on X that the asteroid “was first observed with the University of Arizona's Bok telescope” and that the “impact prediction” was made by the Scout system at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Center for Near-Earth Object Studies.

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Asteroid lights up the Russian sky, producing a fireball

According to officials, an asteroid lit up the sky in Russia, near the far eastern region of Yakutia. It produced a fireball before burning up in the atmosphere.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Falling Asteroid Lights up Sky in Russia's Remote Yakutia

An asteroid lit up the sky in Russia's remote far eastern region of Yakutia early on Wednesday, producing a fireball before likely burning up in the atmosphere, officials and scientists said. The emergencies ministry in Yakutia said all official bodies had been placed on alert as the asteroid approached but that no damage had been reported after its descent.

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A small asteroid struck Earth today. Here's what it looked like.

A tiny asteroid struck Earth this morning, lighting up the dark sky over northern Siberia as it burned up. Measuring around ...

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Asteroid burns up before hitting Earth creating 'fireball in the sky': See video

A "harmless" asteroid burned up Tuesday night above northern Siberia in Russia, creating a blazing fireball in the sky ...

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Asteroid Explodes In Earth’s Atmosphere — What To Know

XA1, struck Earth on Dec. 3, 2024, burning up over Siberia. It's the 11th detected before impact. No damage was reported.

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Small asteroid is on the way to strike Earth today

At 11:14am EST, a very small (#asteroid will impact Earth's atmosphere and create a harmless fireball over eastern Russia's ...

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Small 'imminent impactor' asteroid targeting Earth expected to produce 'nice fireball'

On Tuesday, a tiny, harmless asteroid was detected early before it was expected to burn up in Earth's atmosphere over Siberia ...

Terrifying simulation shows what would happen if asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs hit Earth today

A terrifying simulation has revealed what would happen if the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs hit Earth now.

Astronomers track tiny asteroid's entry down to the minute it created a fireball over Russia

Astronomers predicted when and where a tiny asteroid would create a fireball in the sky over remote Russia roughly 12 hours after its discovery.

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Impact of Massive Asteroid That Hit US Revealed

Asteroid lights up Russian sky, producing a fireball

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