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Asteroid, NASA and Earth

Newsweek on MSN · 6h

NASA Tracking Football Field-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Tomorrow

WB—is estimated to be between 240 and 525 feet across and will pass us at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon.

New York Post on MSN · 1d

Stadium-sized asteroid to pass Earth Tuesday — what do you need to know?

Lowell Observatory astronomer and asteroid expert Nick Moskovitz said we know little about this asteroid coming by so close to Thanksgiving.

Entertainment Times on MSN · 2d

Stadium-sized asteroid to pass by Earth on November 26, alerts NASA

A stadium-sized asteroid, 2006 WB, will pass Earth at a safe distance of twice the Earth-Moon distance on November 26. Traveling at 9,400 mph, this near-Earth object will allow astronomers to collect valuable data.

Earth, Ryugu

Space.com · 1h

Japan's priceless asteroid Ryugu sample got 'rapidly colonized' by Earth bacteria

"The fact that terrestrial microbes are the Earth's best colonizers means we can never completely discount terrestrial contamination."

Live Science on MSN · 3h

Samples of 'alien' asteroid Ryugu are crawling with life — from Earth

Scientists have found microorganisms crawling over a sample retrieved from the 200 million-mile-distant asteroid Ryugu. But they almost certainly came from Earth.

Space on MSN · 1h

OSIRIS-REx Returning Asteroid Bennu Samples To Earth

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is scheduled to return samples of Asteroid Bennu to Earth. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Earth Bids Goodbye to Its 'Mini-Moon,'

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN · 23h

Earth Bids Goodbye to Its ‘Mini-Moon’ as Astronomers Investigate Where Our Planet’s Asteroid Companion Came From

Preliminary research suggests asteroid 2024 PT5, which stuck around Earth for almost two months, has lunar origins

Space on MSN · 3h

Goodnight moon! Astronomers snap photo of Earth's departing mini-moon

Astronomers used the Two-meter Twin Telescope to catch a "see-you-soon" image of the departing asteroid 2024 PT5.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

Earth bids farewell to 'mini moon' asteroid set for return visit in 2055

Earth is parting company with an asteroid that's been tagging along as a “mini moon" for the past two months. The harmless space rock will peel away on Monday.

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As Earth says goodbye to 'mini-moon,' asteroid's possible lunar origin revealed

Earth is saying goodbye to an asteroid that has been a "mini-moon" of sorts since late September, when it joined the planet's ...

2don MSN

Say Goodbye to the Earth's Second Moon As It Leaves Before Thanksgiving

Earth is about to bid farewell to its temporary celestial companion as asteroid 2024 PT5 prepares to depart our orbit on ...

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Earth's Second Moon Has Vanished, Scientists Say

The Earth has parted ways with a tiny "mini moon" that's been orbiting our planet for two months now. The 33-feet-across ...

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Asteroids pass by each day. Luckily, large asteroid crashes are uncommon.

Every year, over 3,000 near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) are found by NASA's survey telescopes. With the use of more powerful and ...

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