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Asteroid to Pass by Earth Next Week May be Visible Through Binoculars
The rock is estimated to be as big as half a kilometre. The asteroid, named "2004 BL86", will pass through the Earth safely on 26 January at a distance of 745,000 miles or 1.2 million k…
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Rosetta scientists say Earth's water did not come from comets
Rosetta scientists have said that Earth's water probably didn't come from comets, by analysing water vapour emanating from the comet being tailed by the spacecraft. According to th…
Technology
Asteroid 2014 RC Is Buzzing Earth This Weekend: See It Online Tonight
A newly discovered asteroid the size of a house is zooming safely by Earth this weekend, and you can see live views of the space rock tonight (Sept. 6) during a series of stargazing webcasts. …
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Newfound Asteroid Will Give Earth Super-Close Shave on Sunday
Earth is about to have a close encounter with a house-sized asteroid on Sunday (Sept. 7), when a space rock discovered just days ago will zoom by our planet at a range closer than some satellites. …
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Whoops! So-Called 'Asteroid' Is Actually a Comet
A previously unknown "asteroid" spotted by a NASA telescope is actually a comet, according to recent observations. NASA's NEOWISE space telescope, which started its newest near-Ea…
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