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- That, at least, is the take home message from NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office, which earlier this week sounded the alarm via Twitter that in just under 23 years, a newly discovered asteroid named 2023 DW—which measures 50 m (165 ft.) wide, or about the size of an Olympic swimming pool—will make a close swing by Earth, with a 1 in 560 chance of colliding with us.
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Mar 10, 2023 · For now, that pass near the Earth will be no closer than 7.5 million km (4.65 million mi.), according to NASA’s Eyes on Asteroids website. That’s 18 times farther than the moon is from Earth.
3 days ago · Eyes on Asteroids. Fast Facts. Next Five Asteroid Approaches. STADIUM-SIZE. Approximate Size. 770. FT | M. Closest Earth Approach. 3,470,000. MI | KM. Name. (2024 JZ6) Date. May 23, 2024. BUILDING-SIZE. Approximate Size. 590. FT | M. Closest Earth Approach. 3,680,000. MI | KM. Name. (2024 HP) Date. May 23, 2024. AIRPLANE-SIZE. Approximate Size. 85.
Mar 10, 2023 · Asteroid headed toward Earth may arrive on Valentine's Day 2046 - Nasa. 10 March 2023. By Brandon Drenon,BBC News, Washington. NASA. Asteroid 2023 DW has a better chance of hitting a date...
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Apr 6, 2023 · Solar System. Asteroids. This is what would happen if scientists found an asteroid heading to Earth. News. By Robert Lea. published 6 April 2023. Scientists have devised an exercise in...
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Feb 2, 2024 · February 2, 2024 / 5:53 AM EST / CBS/AP. Cape Canaveral, Fla. — An asteroid as big as a skyscraper and stadium will pass within 1.7 million miles of Earth on Frida y. NASA says it will...
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Did you ever wonder how NASA spots asteroids that maybe getting too close to Earth for comfort? Watch and learn. Find out more about NASA finds, studies and tracks near-Earth objects by visiting https://www.nasa.gov/planetarydefense.
Apophis is about 1,100 feet (340 meters) in width. It’s expected to safely pass close to Earth – within 19,794 miles (31,860 kilometers) from our planet’s surface – on April 13, 2029. This will be the closest approach to Earth by an asteroid of this size that scientists have known about in advance.