NASA tracking bus-sized asteroid approaching Earth this week

Asteroid 2025 VP1 is hurtling through space at more than 18,300 miles per hour, the space agency has reported.
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Time-Lapse Orbit Animation Of OSIRIS-APEX's Epic Journey To Asteroid Apophis

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's name has been changed to OSIRIS-APEX for its new mission to asteroid Apophis. See its journey to ...
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An Asteroid Known as a ‘City Killer’ May Be Heading to the Moon — and Scientists Are Wondering If Earth Should Nuke It

A group of scientists recently published a paper that considers options for dealing with the asteroid — one of which includes a nuclear “disruption” An asteroid may hit the moon in 2032 — and some ...
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A giant asteroid hit Earth, but its crater is missing

Researchers discovered a new field of ancient tektites in South Australia, revealing a long-forgotten asteroid impact. These 11-million-year-old glass fragments differ chemically and geographically ...