NASA Monitoring 39-Foot Asteroid Nearing Earth - Newsweek
1 day ago · An asteroid twice the size of a giraffe is due to pass closer to our planet than the moon today. The asteroid, named 2024 XH, is roughly 39 feet in diameter according to NASA's Jet Propulsion ...
Asteroid nearly hits Earth in Siberia, with a 2nd massive asteroid ...
3 days ago · Adding to the solar system show this week, another asteroid, known as 2020 XR, will fly by Earth at 12:27 a.m. ET on Wednesday, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Asteroid Enters Earth and Burns Up Above Russia - TODAY
1 day ago · The asteroid, described as "very small" by NASA, impacted Earth's atmosphere around 11:14 a.m. ET and created a fireball over eastern Russia, the space agency said in a post on X.
NASA engineer reflects on asteroid that burned over Russia - NBC News
3 days ago · A small asteroid moved toward Earth before burning out above far northeastern Russia. NBC News' Gadi Schwartz speaks to NASA Engineer Davide Farnocchia about the asteroid detection and impact.
Next Five Asteroid Approaches - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory …
3 days ago · The dashboard displays the next five Earth approaches to within 4.6 million miles (7.5 million kilometers or 19.5 times the distance to the moon); an object larger than about 150 meters that can approach the Earth to within this distance …
Near-Earth Asteroids as of November 2024 - Science@NASA
Nov 4, 2024 · Each month, NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office releases a monthly update featuring the most recent figures on NASA’s planetary defense efforts, near-Earth object close approaches, and other timely facts about comets and asteroids that could pose an impact hazard with Earth.
Watch: Asteroid NASA calls "potentially hazardous" about to ... - CBS News
Feb 2, 2024 · NASA gives the "potentially hazardous" label to objects that pass within 4.6 million miles of Earth and are bigger than 492 feet, according to Forbes magazine. Discovered in 2008, the...
Asteroid Watch - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Did you ever wonder how NASA spots asteroids that maybe getting too close to Earth for comfort? Watch and learn. Find out more about NASA finds, studies and tracks near-Earth objects by visiting https://www.nasa.gov/planetarydefense .
Tiny Asteroid Buzzes by Earth – the Closest Flyby on Record - NASA
Aug 18, 2020 · But an SUV-size asteroid set the record this past weekend for coming closer to Earth than any other known NEA: It passed 1,830 miles (2,950 kilometers) above the southern Indian Ocean on Sunday, Aug. 16 at 12:08 a.m. EDT (Saturday, Aug. 15 at 9:08 p.m. PDT).
NASA Analysis: Earth Is Safe From Asteroid Apophis for 100-Plus …
Mar 25, 2021 · Estimated to be about 1,100 feet (340 meters) across, Apophis quickly gained notoriety as an asteroid that could pose a serious threat to Earth when astronomers predicted that it would come uncomfortably close in 2029.