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# Asteroid

Last week
19th March 2023 - 25th March 2023
# European Space Agency
Large asteroid to safely zoom between Earth and Moon this evening in once-in-a-decade event
Small asteroids fly past every day, but one of this size coming so close to Earth only happens around once every 10 years.
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This year
2023
# near-Earth object
Lorry-sized asteroid to come 'extraordinarily close' to Earth but NASA says it poses no danger
It was discovered on Saturday from an observatory in Crimea.
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Jan 26th 2023, 1:07 PM
All time
# disaster prep
NASA launches spacecraft to kick an asteroid off course
The asteroids in question pose no threat to our planet.
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Nov 24th 2021, 6:41 AM
# Bennu
Odds of asteroid Bennu hitting Earth now higher, but still very slim
The odds of a strike have risen from 1-in-2,700 to 1-in-1,750 over the next century or two.
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Aug 12th 2021, 7:14 AM
# now what
Large asteroid to pass by Earth next week
There is no threat of a collision with our planet now or for centuries to come, Nasa said.
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Mar 12th 2021, 10:11 PM
# Bennu
'I can’t believe we pulled this off': Nasa craft lands on asteroid to collect rubble as part of rare space mission
Only Japan has previously collected asteroid samples.
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Oct 21st 2020, 12:28 PM
# 1998 OR2
Mile-wide asteroid set to pass within 3.9m miles of Earth today
Despite its category, scientists insist the space rock poses no threat to Earth.
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Apr 29th 2020, 11:08 AM
# ideal touchdown
Japan probe lands 300 million km away in hunt for clues to origin of life
Meanwhile, Israel began a mission to make its first Moon landing.
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Feb 22nd 2019, 7:27 AM
# not armageddon
An asteroid the size of your house will give Earth a close shave tomorrow morning
Asteroid TC4 will pass uncomfortably close to Earth just before 7am tomorrow morning according to Nasa.
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Oct 11th 2017, 2:45 PM
# close one
Largest asteroid in over a century flies by Earth
Scientists had planned to study the asteroid up close when it passes.
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Sep 1st 2017, 9:32 PM
# 2014-JO25
A massive asteroid is going to come 'very close' to Earth today
Smaller asteroids whizz by Earth several times a week.
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Apr 19th 2017, 11:36 AM
# dark side of the moon
Large asteroid to hurtle past Earth tomorrow
Nasa has said there is no chance the asteroid will hit us, but it will be “a very close approach”.
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Apr 18th 2017, 3:36 PM
# Australia
Scientists find evidence of giant asteroid that would have triggered huge earthquakes and tsunamis
The asteroid hit Earth about 3.5 billion years ago.
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May 18th 2016, 8:47 AM
# TX68
An asteroid is going to swoop uncomfortably close to Earth
Before you panic: no, it’s not going to hit us — though it’s going to come tantalisingly close.
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Feb 13th 2016, 10:30 AM
# mar ref
A Cork man thinks a meteor is coming to kill us all after the Yes vote
There’s an asteroid on the way.
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May 26th 2015, 9:00 PM
# Outer Space
This Irish student just got an asteroid named after him
It’s thanks to his winning of a major SciFest prize.
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May 15th 2015, 8:30 PM
# don't wanna miss a thing
Video: An asteroid the size of a cruise ship passed over Ireland last night
But it was never going to hit earth, thankfully.
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Jan 27th 2015, 8:43 AM
# flyby
An asteroid the size of a mountain is passing us by right now
Don’t worry, it won’t crash into us.
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Jan 26th 2015, 4:30 PM
# Meteorite
Did you see the 'giant fireball' over the east of the country last night?
It could be part of an asteroid – burning up in the atmosphere. And it could spark a meteorite-hunt…
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Nov 19th 2014, 12:01 AM
# Voyager
Asteroid hunting probe to travel four years to potato-shaped space rock
Hayabusa-2 will be flung into space on a rocket for a mammoth four year voyage.
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Sep 2nd 2014, 9:30 AM
# apocalypse now?
Guardian reader's letter poses VERY good question
We wonder how long the writer was planning this doozy.
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Mar 7th 2014, 12:35 PM
# sitdown sunday
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
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Feb 24th 2013, 10:40 AM
# Space
VIDEO: Asteroid glances by earth
Captivating.
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Feb 20th 2013, 10:00 PM
# Asteroid
LIVE: NASA coverage of a giant asteroid sweeping past Earth
♫ I don’t wanna close my eyes, I don’t wanna fall asleep… ♫
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Feb 15th 2013, 6:40 PM
# Asteroid
Asteroid to pass Earth at 'remarkably close distance'
NASA said the asteroid will not hit earth but it will make the closest ever approach for an object so large.
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Feb 11th 2013, 10:12 AM
# Armageddon
Could a nuclear bomb save us from a giant asteroid?
Erm…
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Aug 7th 2012, 3:28 PM
# Look out below!
What do you mean you missed it? An asteroid just flew past Earth
An asteroid measuring 11m in diameter came five times closer than the moon at around 4pm – but that’s still 60,000km away.
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Jan 27th 2012, 3:53 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
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Nov 8th 2011, 4:45 PM
# Near miss
Asteroid comes close to Earth - but what would happen if it hit us?
Astronomers say the asteroid will pass Earth safely this evening – but here’s a worst-case scenario guide to what would happen if it didn’t.
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Nov 8th 2011, 1:52 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning…
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Nov 8th 2011, 8:35 AM
# Asteroid
Asteroid to pass between the earth and the moon
It is bigger than an aircraft carrier – but it won’t hit the earth, scientists promise.
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Nov 4th 2011, 7:34 PM
# Space
We are not alone - asteroid discovered in Earth's orbit
Thankfully, this Trojan asteroid poses no danger to the planet.
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Jul 29th 2011, 10:27 AM
# Duck!
Earth set for near miss from asteroid - but greater danger ahead
An asteroid measuring around a quarter of a mile across will come closer than the moon on November 8, but it’s a tiny worry compared to what else lies in store…
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May 5th 2011, 11:31 AM
# Space
Amateur astronomer captures ‘near-miss’ asteroid (video)
Asteroid was expected to come within about 28,000 miles of earth today.
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Oct 12th 2010, 8:17 PM