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Jun 22, 2024 · NASA issues alert. NASA alerts about asteroid 2024 KN1, the size of an 88-ft airplane, approaching Earth on June 23, 2024, at 11:39 PM IST. Classified as non-threatening, it will pass safely at a ...
18 hours ago · The asteroid is expected to pass at a distance of approximately 1.5 million km from our planet. A massive asteroid, named 2024 MT1, is hurtling towards Earth at an astonishing speed of 65,215 km/h ...
Jun 21, 2024 · A threatening asteroid could bring Earth's oft-squabbling nations together, at least for a while. Dealing with a big, dangerous asteroid that appears to have our planet in its crosshairs will ...
Jun 20, 2024 · Representatives from NASA, FEMA, and the planetary defense community participate in the 5th Planetary Defense Interagency Tabletop Exercise to inform and assess our ability as a nation to respond effectively to the threat of a potentially hazardous asteroid or comet. For the benefit of all, NASA released a summary Thursday of the fifth biennial ...
Jun 27, 2024 · The massive asteroid, named 415029 (2011 UL21), will pass Earth Thursday. At its closest point, it will be more than 4 million miles away, or 17 times as far from Earth as the moon, according to a ...
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Jun 9, 2024 · Follow us. A bus-sized asteroid named 2024 JP1 is approaching Earth at 14,400 kilometers per hour, closely monitored by astronomers. Despite its fast speed, it's not considered a threat, expected ...
Jun 13, 2024 · An asteroid is a small rocky object that orbits the Sun. Asteroids are smaller than a planet, but they are larger than the pebble-size objects we call meteoroids. A meteor is what happens when a meteoroid – a small piece of an asteroid or comet – burns up upon entering Earth’s atmosphere, creating a streak of light in the sky.
