A car-sized asteroid just made the closest fly-by of Earth on record — and NASA didn't see it coming
A car-sized asteroid just made the closest-known approach to Earth without actually colliding with the planet. And researchers didn't even know about it until hours after it had already passed. For ...
Take that, asteroid 2020 QG! When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The record-breaking asteroid 2020 QG won't soon forget its run-in ...
Astronomers have identified an asteroid that’s just made the closest pass to Earth ever recorded – and it was only spotted after it had passed. The object skimmed Earth’s atmosphere over the weekend, ...
An asteroid the size of an SUV flew closer to the Earth than any other space rock on record Sunday morning — but luckily did not make impact with the planet, NASA said. The asteroid — dubbed 2020 QG — ...
NASA may have updated its plan to protect the planet from asteroid strikes, but a space rock the size of a pickup truck zipped past the planet at a distance of approximately 1,830 miles on Sunday, the ...
It zoomed by at just 1,830 miles (2,950 kilometers) away. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A newly discovered car-sized asteroid ...
Our Planet Protected Us. Earth ‘Bends’ An Asteroid Just 1,830 Miles Out, The Closest Flyby On Record
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This article is more than 5 years old. Taken six hours after ...
A space rock gave Earth a close shave Sunday. Nobody saw little asteroid 2020QG coming, but it whipped by our planet as close as anything we’ve ever seen that was able to keep on going. According to ...
Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. We've ...
An asteroid sped past Earth before any scientists even knew it was there. The asteroid, which was estimated to be as large as 18 feet in width, passed within just 1,830 miles of our planet, making it ...
In a year that seemingly keeps on giving, perhaps it’s not so surprising that NASA’s newly discovered asteroid called 2020 SW will give earth a not so socially distant pass. Discovered only on ...
Take that, asteroid 2020 QG! When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The record-breaking asteroid 2020 QG won't soon forget its run-in ...
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