See Boeing 737-Sized Asteroid Pass Much Closer Than The Moon Tonight

Asteroid 2026 JH2 will safely pass just 56,000 miles from Earth on May 18, giving astronomers a rare close-up view.
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Watch a newly discovered, blue-whale-size asteroid fly super close to Earth on Monday

Newly spotted asteroid 2026 JH2, which could be up to 115 feet wide, will fly past Earth closer than some satellites on ...

Asteroid Apophis will skim past Earth in 2029, and a new joint mission plans to watch every change

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to ...
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An asteroid might be heading for the moon. Should we nuke it?

If an asteroid is on a collision course with the moon, what should humanity do? Try to nudge the space rock out of the way before it strikes? Obliterate it with a nuclear explosion? Such a cosmic ...

Dante’s Inferno May Secretly Be About a Planet-Destroying Asteroid Strike

A provocative new study suggests Dante’s Inferno may have secretly doubled as a giant cosmic impact scenario centuries before ...
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Does Dante's Inferno from the 14th century depict an asteroid impact?

Dante's description of the fall of Lucifer to Earth from heaven seems to sport many of the hallmarks of an impact, forming a ...

Iconic 14th-century poem may have been inspired by asteroid impact

Iconic 14th-century poem may have been inspired by asteroid impact - Researcher says Satan’s impact in Dante’s Inferno seems ...