'Spectacular' asteroid blazes over Siberia just hours after it was detected
C0WEPC5, as the asteroid has been temporarily named, entered Earth's atmosphere at 1:15 a.m. local time on Dec. 4 over Russia's remote Sakha Republic, also known as Yakutia, in northeastern Siberia. Local officials were placed on alert, the Sakha emergencies ministry noted, but no damage was reported during the event.
The asteroid, called 2020 XR, made its closest approach today at approximately 12:26 a.m. EST (0526 GMT), passing just under ...
"Asteroids are 'bits of a planet that didn't happen' that orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter in the main asteroid belt," ...
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Asteroid to make “close pass” near Earth next monthAn asteroid is expected to make a “close pass” to Earth next month. In October, NASA confirmed that the asteroid, dubbed 2024 ...
Two massive asteroids hit Earth around 35.65 million years ago, but did not lead to any lasting changes in the Earth's ...
Research shows that some of Earth's largest asteroid impacts, despite their destruction, had minimal long-term climate ...
The massive space rock is large enough to wipe out a small city, and it's moving toward Earth at about 27,500 miles per hour, ...
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A terrifying simulation has revealed what would happen if the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs hit Earth now.
A small asteroid moved toward Earth before burning out above far northeastern Russia. NBC News' Gadi Schwartz speaks to NASA ...
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