NASA Tracking Washington Monument-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth
The asteroid, named 2022 CE2, is estimated by NASA 's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to be about 370 feet across, with JPL's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) predicting that the asteroid could be anywhere between 295 and 656 feet in diameter.
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Enormous, mountain-size asteroid will be visible from Earth this weekend in rare 'once in a decade' event
Alinda has made its closest approach to our planet in decades, and it's about to peak in brightness in a rare once-in-a-decade event. Here's how to watch it live this weekend.
Chunk of Moon Rock? NASA Tracks Asteroid 2024 PT5 During Close Earth Flyby
NASA’s Goldstone Solar System Radar is closely tracking asteroid 2024 PT5 during its nearest approach to Earth, a distance still five times farther than the Moon. First spotted in August 2024 by the University of Hawaiʻi’s ATLAS telescope,
Huge Asteroid, Over 350 feet In Size, Heading Towards Earth At High Speed, NASA Issues Warning
NASA has issued an alert about a large near-Earth object, Asteroid 2022 CE2, set to make a close approach to our planet tomorrow, January 16, 2025, at 1:59 am IST. This enormous asteroid, measuring 370 feet in diameter,
Asteroid Alert! Two Giant Space Rocks To Come Scarily Close To Earth On THIS Date, NASA Warns
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is currently tracking two asteroids, 2022 OB5 and 2024 YB10, both set to pass Earth on 18 January 2025.
NASA Tracking Empire State Building-Sized Asteroid Approaching
The asteroid is estimated to be between 656 and 1,443 feet across, and will pass at 16 times the distance to the moon.
This is the asteroid that will pass close to Earth on Sunday and will not be seen again until 2087: how to observe it from home
Alinda, which measures about 4.2 kilometers in diameter, can be seen from our planet. This is due to an astronomical phenomenon that is
Mountain-sized Alinda asteroid seen from Earth this weekend - when to see 'once in a decade' show
The Alinda asteroid will be visible with binoculars in a 'once in a decade' event as it brushes past Earth, with its return to the planet not expected until 2087
Asteroid Alinda: How to get a glimpse of massive, once in a century asteroid as it flies past Earth
A massive asteroid, spanning more than two miles across, has just made its closest approach to Earth in decades - but its spectacle isn’t over yet. The asteroid, named (887) Alinda, will reach peak brightness this weekend in a rare celestial event that can be observed with basic binoculars or through a free livestream.
Once-A-Decade Event As 2.6 Miles-Wide Asteroid Hurtles Past Earth — How To See It
Alinda is one of the five largest near-Earth asteroids, coming closer than 9.3 million miles until the year 2200.
Giant asteroid will be visible with binoculars
"it's not completely unusual for asteroids to be near the Earth," Gallagher said. "Our moon is about a quarter million miles away from the Earth. So something 7.6 million miles out would be many, many, many times father away from the Earth than the moon is. No cause for alarm."
Two-mile wide asteroid to brush past Earth today – what would happen if it hit?
This apocalyptic object, the Chicxulub impactor, slammed into the sea just off the coast of modern-day Mexico. From it, shock waves, earthquakes and megatsunamis splattered out, plunging the planet into a long winter.