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NASA tracking bus-sized asteroid approaching Earth tomorrow

According to the space agency's tracking, the rock is hurtling through space at more than 21,500 miles per hour.

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Bus-sized asteroid will fly past Earth tonight mere days after being discovered. Here's what to expect

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NASA says a bus-sized asteroid is nearing Earth today. Does it pose a threat?

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A NASA satellite is crashing. See location, timeline

A 1,300-pound NASA satellite is hurtling back toward Earth, but don't worry, it's expected to fall in open waters.

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1,300-pound NASA satellite set to crash back down to Earth nearly 14 years after launch

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Huge, out-of-control Nasa satellite to crash to Earth today

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Nasa spacecraft weighing 1,300lb due to re-enter Earth's atmosphere

The spacecraft is projected to re-enter around 19:45 EST (00:45 GMT) on Tuesday the US Space Force predicted, according to Nasa, though there is a 24-hour margin of "uncertainty" in the timing.

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Defunct NASA satellite to crash back to Earth, with a small risk of falling debris

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NASA satellite to crash back onto Earth

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That small asteroid named YR4 is definitely not going to hit the moon

Finally, though, scientists have been able to conclusively rule out a lunar impact when asteroid 2024 YR4 is in our cosmic neighborhood in a few years.

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Is 'city killer' asteroid going to hit the moon? See NASA outlook

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NASA’s Asteroid-Smashing DART Mission Changed a Space Rock’s Orbit Around the Sun, Marking a First for Humanity

NASA Issues Major Update on 2032 Path of 'City Killer' Asteroid

Asteroid 2024 YR4 is big and dangerous enough that it has been dubbed a "city killer." There were concerns that the asteroid could hit the moon or even Earth in 2032. However, in a major update, NASA announced that the asteroid is likely to miss our lunar neighbor - and us.

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Once deemed the riskiest asteroid ever observed, asteroid 2024 YR4’s path is now clearer

New observations have ruled out the chances of an asteroid hitting the moon in 2032, according to scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope.

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Spacecraft's impact changed asteroid's orbit around the sun in a save-the-Earth test, study finds

A new study has found that an asteroid NASA used for target practice a few years ago was nudged into a slightly different route around the sun

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Asteroids May Have Laid the Groundwork for Life on Earth

Asteroids would’ve supplied the raw materials, heat, and geologic plumbing to circulate prebiotic matter while also creating freshwater lakes

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New observations show the aftermath of a spacecraft intentionally colliding with an asteroid

The NASA DART spacecraft shifted the orbits of two asteroids around the sun after intentionally crashing into one of them.