NASA says ‘3200 Phaethon’ asteroid won’t hit Earth. Here’s what could happen if it did.0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 15, 2017
The 5-kilometer-wide space rock will come as close as 6.4 million miles on December 16, 2017.
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Giant Asteroid to Shave Earth’s Orbit Next Month: Here’s Why NASA Labels It ‘Potentially Hazardous’0
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- November 29, 2017
3200 Phaethon is an asteroid measuring about 3 miles across that roams our galaxy, passing in and out of planetary orbits on its journey. Next month, 3200 Phaethon will zoom by at 6.2 million miles from Earth, which, in space terms, is nearly too close for comfort.
Astronomers observe the intriguing near-Earth asteroid Phaethon0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 30, 2016
The asteroid Phaethon makes an unusual orbit around the sun, as it flies following us around it.
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