Asteroid 2020
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NASA spacecraft grabs rock from speeding Bennu asteroid in historic firstThe OSIRIS-REx spacecraft played 'tag' with the surface of the asteroid, snatching a sample of rock in a historic first for NASA.TrendingOct 21, 2020
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Car-sized asteroid passed Earth by a cosmic hair — and NASA missed itThe asteroid passed within 3,000 kilometres of Earth, which is about the distance from Toronto to Vancouver.TrendingAug 19, 2020
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Huge, ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid flies past Earth at super speedThe asteroid is about four times the size of the CN Tower and is travelling at more than 30,000 kilometres per hour.TrendingApr 29, 2020
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NASA has ‘no concerns’ that ‘planet-killer’ asteroid will hit EarthA kilometre-wide asteroid is scheduled to whip past Earth on Feb. 15, according to NASA.TrendingFeb 13, 2020
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