Tag: Asteroid
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Earth Gets a New Quasi Moon: NASA Confirms 2025 PN7 Has a Stable Distant Path
Introduction: A Tiny Companion in Earth’s Cosmic Neighborhood Earth may have gained a temporary, yet stable, celestial partner. NASA has confirmed the discovery of asteroid 2025 PN7, a small body that doesn’t orbit Earth as a true moon but follows a quirky, long-lasting path that keeps it in a near-Earth neighborhood for roughly five decades.…
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Walk-through: AMNH’s Impact exhibit on the asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs
Overview: A multidisciplinary journey into the dinosaur extinction In New York City, the American Museum of Natural History opens a bold new exhibition that looks at the asteroid strike credited with ending the reign of the non-avian dinosaurs. The Impact exhibit invites visitors to move beyond a single narrative, weaving together geology, paleontology, archaeology, climate…
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Aeroplane-Sized Asteroids Zip By Earth: NASA JPL Tracks Incoming Objects
Overview: NASA JPL Monitors a Busy Near-Earth Neighborhood Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which tracks near-Earth objects (NEOs), said a handful of small asteroids are on fast approaches to Earth. While none pose an immediate threat, the close-quarters flybys remind scientists why continuous monitoring is essential. JPL’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS)…
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Close shave: 9.8-foot asteroid 2025 TF narrowly misses Earth, spotted hours later
Asteroid 2025 TF: a very small visitor with a timed surprise Astronomers confirmed a surprising close encounter with a tiny asteroid known as 2025 TF. Although it registered no threat to Earth, the event drew attention to how many small space rocks zip past our planet every year without immediate notice. ESA researchers categorized the…
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Asteroid Surprises Scientists by Passing Closer Than Satellites Over Antarctica
A Close Encounter Above the Ice: What Happened An asteroid unexpectedly skimmed past the Earth at a distance closer than some man-made satellites while traversing the southern skies over Antarctica. The event, detected by a network of observatories and radar facilities, caught researchers by surprise and highlighted gaps in how quickly we can track fast-moving…
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Asteroid Surprises Scientists: It Passes Closer Than Satellites Over Antarctica
Rare Close Approach Shocks Scientists An unexpected celestial visitor recently astonished astronomers by skimming closer to Earth than some of our most familiar orbiting assets, including satellites, as it passed over Antarctica. While such events are not unheard of in the vastness of space, observing an asteroid with a trajectory that brought it within a…
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Sneaky asteroid buzzed Earth near Antarctica, unseen for hours
What happened: a tiny rock slips past Earth Last week, a small asteroid surprised astronomers by zipping past Earth closer than most satellites. The object, officially designated 2025 TF, passed over Antarctica at an altitude of about 265 miles (428 kilometers) at 8:47 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 30 (04:47 GMT Wednesday, Oct. 1), according…
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Sneaky Asteroid 2025 TF Flew Past Antarctica Closer Than a Satellite
Overview: A Tiny Visitor Whizzes Past Earth In a surprising cosmic near-mance, a small asteroid—roughly the size of a giraffe—passed just 265 miles (428 kilometers) above the surface of Earth, sailing over Antarctica. The event occurred at 8:47 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 30, with the asteroid later officially designated 2025 TF by scientists. New…
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Sneaky Asteroid Slides Past Antarctica Undetected for Hours
Overview: A Tiny Visitor, A Close Shave A small asteroid, officially named 2025 TF, streaked past Earth at an altitude of roughly 265 miles (428 kilometers) above the icy expanse of Antarctica. The pass occurred at 8:47 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 30 (04:47 GMT on Oct. 1). Despite its relatively modest size—estimates place it…
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Asteroid Apophis: A Close Encounter with Earth in 2029
Introduction to Asteroid Apophis In April 2029, Earth will witness a significant cosmic event as asteroid Apophis, measuring about 340 meters in diameter, will pass astonishingly close to our planet. This remarkable encounter is projected to occur at a distance of less than 36,000 kilometers, closer than the orbits of geostationary satellites. This event promises…