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Asteroid travelling at more than 40,000mph to reach its closest point to Earth today | Science & Tech News
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An asteroid is whipping past Earth today, travelling at more than 40,000 miles per hour. NASA says the asteroid will pass just 936,000 miles away from Earth, a relatively close-shave in space terms. It’s the closest the asteroid, known as 2024 MT-1, will come to the planet during its orbit around the sun – however,…
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Asteroid the size of an elephant passes Earth in one of closest encounters ever | Science & Tech News
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An asteroid the size of an elephant has passed by Earth in one of the closest encounters ever recorded. The space rock, named 2023 BU, was projected to zoom over the southern tip of South America at about 12.29am on Friday, only 2,200 miles (3,540km) above the Earth’s surface. This makes it the fourth closest…
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How to watch asteroid live stream as NASA predicts fourth closest ever near miss with Earth | World News
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An asteroid is due to come very close to Earth this week, passing just a few thousand kilometres above the planet’s surface. The relative near miss will be streamed live using robotic telescopes – here’s what you need to know about the asteroid and how you can watch it. What do we know about this…
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Once-in-a-lifetime green comet approaching closest point to Earth | Science & Tech News
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A once-in-a-lifetime green comet not seen since the Stone Age will make its closest approach to Earth next week. Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) has already been visible through binoculars and telescopes this month, but could become visible with the naked eye as it gets ever nearer to our planet. Experts say those without equipment should…