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Massive Asteroid Bigger Than the Empire State Building is Racing Toward Earth
On June 5, 2025, a massive asteroid known as 424482 (2008 DG5) is set to pass by Earth. The asteroid, which measures ...
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NASA tracks 1,400-foot asteroid in close Earth flyby tomorrow
A colossal asteroid, larger than San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, is set to pass near Earth on June 5, ranking among the ...
Rubin Observatory to detect millions of new solar system objects in vivid detail, simulations suggest
A group of astronomers from across the globe, including a team from the University of Washington and led by Queen's ...
ESA reveals exact time 700-metre asteroid will make 'closest ever approach' to Earth
The large asteroid passes Earth 15 times between 1956 and 2125, according to Juan Luis Cano at the European Space Agency (ESA ...
Queen's University Belfast10h
Millions of new solar system objects to be found and “filmed in technicolour” – new studies predict
A group of astronomers from across the globe, led by Queen’s University Belfast, have revealed that millions of new solar ...
Live Science on MSN11h
An 'invisible threat': Swarm of hidden 'city killer' asteroids around Venus could one day collide with Earth, simulations show
A new study suggests that unidentified "co-orbital asteroids" around Venus may have the capacity to impact our planet in the ...