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Cubic zirconia only forms under extreme temperatures, like those produced when an asteroid impacts Earth
When high-velocity asteroids land on Earth, they can form a meteor impact crater. Such collisions have occurred throughout ...
NASA alert! Asteroid 2025 OL1 set for close Earth encounter on July 30 at 16,900 mph; scientists track rare near-Earth flyby
Asteroid 2025 OL1, about the size of a small plane, will safely pass Earth on July 30, 2025, at a distance of 1.29 million ...
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‘City Killer’ Asteroid Won’t Hit Earth, But What Happens If It Slams Into The Moon?
The latest data on asteroid 2024 YR4 has scientists confident that Earth is no longer in the bullseye. However the enormous ...
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Potential asteroid impact on Moon in 2032 could trigger massive meteor shower on Earth
If Asteroid 2024 YR4 crashes into the Moon, it would create a crater more than half a mile in diameter (1 km), becoming the largest impact in about 5,000 years, according to the study. Current ...
Will asteroid 99942 Apophis hit Earth? Here's what NASA says
Originally feared as a potential Earth impactor, asteroid 99942 Apophis, once dubbed the \"God of Chaos,\" will safely pass ...
Massive asteroid on potential impact path with the Moon could trigger destructive meteor shower on earth
If Asteroid 2024 YR4 crashes into the Moon in 2032, it would be the largest impact in about 5,000 years, according to a new analysis. Researchers say the Moon debris would threaten spacecraft in ...
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Plane-Sized Asteroid '2025 OW' to Zip Past Earth on July 28. Here's What Scientists Are Saying
The asteroid 2025 OW measures about 210 feet in length. It is reported to pass by Earth on July 28, 2025, at a distance of ...
Asteroid To Hit Moon Soon? Here's What NASA’s Deep-Space Imagery Revealed
Asteroid 2024 YR4, roughly the size of a 15-story building, has a slim chance of striking the Moon in 2032, potentially ...
NASA is tracking a giant 110-foot asteroid heading towards Earth today
An asteroid named 2025 OL1 is heading Earth’s way. Measuring around 110 feet across, it’s roughly the size of a large aircraft.
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Asteroid that will spare Earth might hit the moon instead. What happens if it does?
As scientists wait for the asteroid to reappear, its revised trajectory is now drawing attention to another possible target: ...
Asteroid as big as an airplane to pass earth: Here’s when and if you can see it
On July 28, 2025, asteroid 2025 OW, about 210 feet across, will pass Earth at a safe distance of 393,000 miles. NASA assures ...
Moon-hitting Asteroid Could Cause Special Meteor Shower
An extraordinary celestial event could unfold in the night sky in less than a decade if an asteroid passing Earth collides with the Moon. The impact of asteroid 2024 YR4 into the lunar surface would ...