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Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 27, 2024 - On Feb. 2, a large asteroid safely drifted past Earth at a distance of about 1.8 million miles (2.9 million kilometers, or 7 0.5 times the distance between Earth and the Moon). There was no risk of
NASA is hosting a livestream today from Texas to show images and data of the samples collected from asteroid Bennu, which the agency fears could impact Earth in 2182.
NASA says Bennu is one of the two 'most hazardous known asteroids' - but also a learning opportunity. Its OSIRIS-REx returns with Bennu samples Sunday
NASA's recent observations of asteroid 2011 AG5 have provided valuable insights into the object's size, rotation, surface features, orbit around the sun, and bizarre shape. Read more.
2023 CX1 is the seventh such object that scientists have correctly predicted will strike Earth.