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Five asteroids to fly past Earth, albeit at safe distances
Indian Express· 4 hours agoOn June 27, asteroid 2011 UL21 passed Earth at a distance of 4.1 million miles (6.6 million...
Why do some planets have moons? - The Shillong Times
Shillong Times· 6 days agoOn Earth, you can look up at night and see the Moon shining bright from hundreds of thousands of miles away. First, a moon is called a natural satellite...
Radar catches asteroid flying close to Earth, discovers it has a tiny moon
India Today· 2 days agoThe first asteroid, 2011 UL21, passed Earth on June 27, 2024, at a distance of about 6.6 million...
Are we safe? NASA tracking monster 1.5-km-wide asteroid heading towards earth
The Economic Times· 1 day agoRecently scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California observed two...
Will Apophis hit Earth? Nasa debunk myth; here's all you need to know
Business Standard India· 1 day agoThere is a massive asteroid dubbed 99942 Apophis which is a near-Earth object (NEO) and it is...
Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch Polaris Dawn. Astronauts to take first commercial spacewalk, go farther...
The Economic Times· 7 hours agoThe crew of the mission, which will take off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida, could spend up to...
Football-sized asteroid comes close to earth, raises collision concerns. Can asteroids be deflected?
The Economic Times· 4 days agoA football-stadium-sized asteroid passed just 180,000 miles from Earth and the moon on Saturday....
Solar eclipse 2024: When is the next solar eclipse and why is it significant?
CNBC Awaaz· 15 hours agoAn annual solar eclipse will take place in parts of the South Pacific, South America, the Atlantic...
NASA Reveals Images of Large Asteroids That Just Sailed Past Earth
ScienceAlert· 18 hours agoThen, less than two days later, 2024 MK made an appearance. On June 29, it flew past at a minimum...
Meet the mailman who is also the godfather and guardian of Utah’s fabled Highway 12
Deseret News· 5 days agoCity, “and he’ll do his job too. He’s never late.” In rural Garfield County, where 5,281 people live...