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Asteroid Bennu had a surprisingly watery past, researchers say

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A mountain-sized “planet killer” asteroid will approach Earth today – and you can watch it live.

A giant "planet killer" asteroid will make a close approach to Earth

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NASA Warning! There’s a 72% chance that a previously undiscovered asteroid will hit Earth on this date

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) discovered in a virtual exercise

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Stadium-sized asteroid approaches closer than the moon, easiest to see in years

Illustration of an asteroid hurtling towards Earth, created on July 19, 2015.

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What would we do if an asteroid hit Earth on July 12, 2038?

Here's the scenario: The government has confirmed that NASA astronomers have detected

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NASA warns that a 98-foot, airplane-sized asteroid is heading towards Earth soon

NASA's skies have spotted asteroid 2024 LB4, which is predicted to make

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Webb observations suggest giant asteroid impact in nearby planetary system

"The James Webb Telescope: Are We Alone?" from Anderson Cooper's The Whole

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Webb Telescope Pinpoints Asteroid Impact in Nearby Planetary System

NASA/FUSE/Lynette Cook This illustration shows the formation of terrestrial planets through asteroid

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WATCH: Asteroid NASA calls ‘potentially dangerous’ is about to overtake Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA — An asteroid the size of a skyscraper or

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A potentially dangerous asteroid is heading towards Earth…

The space rock, called 2008 OS7, is approximately 890 feet in diameter.It

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NASA opens the asteroid container “OSIRIS-REx” that has been stagnant for several months

For the better part of four months, NASA scientists in Houston have

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Race to track asteroid 2024 BX1’s collision course to Earth

Veteran asteroid hunter Sarnetsky's discovery of the incoming asteroid led to a

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