Telegraph.co.uk A close call in space tonight: Asteroid zips by EarthCNN“On a practical level, a previously unknown, undiscovered asteroid seems to hit our planet and cause damage or injury once a century or so, as we witnessed on June 20,…
Giant asteroid could help scientists deflect life-threatening objects – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Giant asteroid could help scientists deflect life-threatening objectsTelegraph.co.ukDr Massey said that the 2000 EM26 asteroid could help scientists understand the behaviour of potentially fatal asteroids: “With this object scientists can find of what asteroids are made of close up…
Monster asteroid whizzes past Earth a year after Russia explosion – euronews
euronews Monster asteroid whizzes past Earth a year after Russia explosioneuronewsA gigantic asteroid has whizzed ‘close’ to Earth – around a year after another exploded over Russia, injuring hundreds of people. The space rock, which measured around 270-metres (885 ft)…
Rain, Earthquakes and Asteroids! – WHNS Greenville
Rain, Earthquakes and Asteroids!WHNS GreenvilleFirst off, I want to emphasize that the asteroid will NOT come close enough to cause problems on earth. I mention it because this is a rather large asteroid and it is coming fairly close to…
Huge 900-foot wide asteroid zips past Earth – myfox8.com
Huge 900-foot wide asteroid zips past Earthmyfox8.comThe asteroid, named mNEA 2000 EM26, will come no closer than 8.8 lunar distances from Earth (a measure of the distance between Earth and the moon) and poses no threat. However, experts say awareness…
Huge asteroid passes Earth nearly one year after Chelyabinsk meteorite – RT (blog)
RT (blog) Huge asteroid passes Earth nearly one year after Chelyabinsk meteoriteRT (blog)At its closest point, the asteroid was approximately 8.8 lunar distances from the Earth’s surface. One lunar distance is roughly 383,022.92 kilometers (238,000 miles), meaning asteroid 2000 EM26…