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Undetected ‘city-killer’ asteroid almost hits Earth, shocks scientists: reports

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 28 01:25 PM

The Washington Post, citing NASA data, on Friday reported that Asteroid 2019 OK, estimated to be 57 to 130 meters wide, passed about 73,000 kilometers from earth, roughly 1/5 the distance to the moon.  Read more »

NASA probe finds signs of water on nearby asteroid Bennu

Joey Roulette, Reuters
Updated as of Dec 11 11:40 AM

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has discovered ingredients for water on a relatively nearby skyscraper-sized asteroid, a rocky acorn-shaped object that may hold clues to the origins of life on Earth, scientists said on Monday. Read more »

NASA spacecraft approaches asteroid, snaps first pic

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 25 09:12 AM

The spacecraft, OSIRIS-REx, has even snapped its first, blurry pic of the cosmic body, which is about the size of a small mountain, about 500 yards (meters) in diameter. Read more »

Cigar-shaped asteroid came from another solar system: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 21 02:57 PM

A rocky cigar-shaped object detected in space last month came from another solar system, astronomers said Monday as they confirmed an unprecedented observation. Read more »

Largest asteroid in a century to whiz by Sept 1

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 31 08:46 AM

The largest asteroid in more than a century will whiz safely past Earth on September 1 at a safe but unusually close distance of about 4.4 million miles (7 million kilometers), NASA said. Read more »

Close call: When asteroids whisk past Earth

Valerie Dekimpe, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 20 07:44 AM

A peanut-shaped asteroid 1.3 kilometers (3,280 feet) across streaked past Earth on Wednesday, giving astronomers a rare chance to check out a big space rock up close. Read more »