asteroid belt

Earth’s New ‘Second Moon’ Is As Big As The Statue Of Liberty—And Scientists Just Found Its Origin

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Angled view of the Giordano Bruno, Lunar crater, 2016. The height and sharpness of the rim are … [+] evident, as well ...

75-foot asteroid to come as close as 2.4 mn km to Earth; NASA reveals speed, other details

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

When NASA’s telescopes track a new Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA), astronomers measure the asteroid’s observed positions in the sky and report them to ...

Nasa reacts to reports about an asteroid hitting Earth in 2024

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Could another asteroid like Bennu, which passes close to Earth about every six years, be about to strike our planet next year? ...