Asteroid Impact
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NASA’s DART mission will smash spacecraft into a huge asteroid — here’s how to watchOn Sept. 26, 2022, NASA's DART Mission will impact an asteroid that poses no threat to Earth as humanity’s first test for planetary defence.ScienceAug 26, 2022
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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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A football field-sized asteroid just missed Earth. No one saw it comingThe asteroid is similar in size to the supposed 'city killer' that surprised astronomers last year.TrendingJun 15, 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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Unexpected ‘city killer’ asteroid narrowly misses EarthThe asteroid passed much closer to Earth than the moon, and would have triggered a nuclear-sized explosion if it hit us.ScienceJul 25, 2019
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