near miss

Asteroid larger than the Shard set to skim past Earth next month, Nasa warns 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 28, 2019
Massive space rock poses no threat but Elon Musk warns ‘a big rock will hit Earth eventually and we currently have no defence’

By David Aragorn
Washington Monument-Sized Asteroid Will Zoom By Earth on Aug. 28 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 14, 2019
August’s asteroid activity is not over yet: According to NASA data, another “potentially hazardous” space rock about the size of the Washington Monument will fly by Earth at the end of the month.

By David Aragorn
How Astronomers Missed the Massive Asteroid That Just Whizzed Past Earth 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 30, 2019
A large asteroid just whizzed past our planet — and astronomers weren’t expecting it.

By David Aragorn
Unexpected ‘city killer’ asteroid narrowly misses Earth 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 30, 2019
NASA ran a simulation in May for a similar-sized asteroid measuring up to 80 metres in diameter.

By David Aragorn
ESA confirms asteroid will miss Earth in 2019 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 18, 2019
Asteroid 2006 QV89, a small object 20 to 50 metres in diameter, was in the news lately because of a very small, one-in-7000 chance of impact with Earth on 9 September 2019.

By David Aragorn
It’s Hard to Believe How Close This Asteroid Is Going to Get to Earth 0
- Earth Mysteries
- May 7, 2019
While space agencies simulate an asteroid impact this week at the 2019 Planetary Defense Conference, there’s a real asteroid they’re monitoring that will make a close appearance in just 10 years.

By David Aragorn
Another asteroid disintegrates over Russia 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 18, 2019
A bright meteor was caught in many dashcam videos – in broad daylight – on April 6, 2019, over the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk. See a video compilation here.

By David Aragorn
Four Asteroids, The Largest Being 460 Feet Wide, Swooped Past Earth On Friday 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 16, 2019
While two of these space rocks are not coming back any time soon, the other two hit their closest approach to Earth for a long while to come.

By David Aragorn
US detects huge meteor explosion 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 19, 2019
A huge fireball exploded in the Earth’s atmosphere in December, according to Nasa.

By David Aragorn
A 280-Foot Asteroid Will Skim Past Earth On Tuesday On Its Closest Approach For The Next 70 Years 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- February 19, 2019
The day after tomorrow, Earth will be buzzed by a fairly large asteroid hurtling through space at more than 30,000 mph.

By David Aragorn