Near-earth Asteroid
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Astronomers spot undetected, possibly dangerous ‘planet killer’ asteroidThe asteroid, called 2022 AP7, is 1.5 kilometres wide and has been hiding out in the Sun's glare.ScienceOct 31, 2022
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Famous alien-hunting telescope shut down to avoid ‘catastrophic failure’The massive Arecibo Observatory has contributed to many major scientific discoveries over the last 57 years.TrendingNov 20, 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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WATCH: Powerful asteroids hitting Earth more common than you thinkAn asteroid-hunting non-profit group has released an animation on asteroids that are striking Earth with more frequency than previously believed.ScienceApr 23, 2014
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