Asteroid the size of 18 walruses to pass Earth on Sunday, 4 others approaching
Oumuamua was the first interstellar object humankind ever discovered and it was such a momentous discovery, some scientists were even wondering if it could be an alien spaceship.
An asteroid by the name of 2023 JK is expected to zip past Earth on Sunday, missing our planet by just a little more than a million miles.
NASA Alert! A massive asteroid is rapidly approaching Earth | Tech News
NASA has issued an alert about a massive asteroid that will come close to Earth later this month. The asteroid, known as 2023 CL3, is estimated to be around 656 feet wide. NASA has included it in the "Earth Close Approaches list", which keeps track of space asteroids that need to be monitored.
Bizarre Asteroid Belt Object Could Contain Water From the Birth of the Solar System
You probably remember the common types of space rocks from grade school. You've got your ordinary asteroids, they're basically just rocks floating in space, and most of them hang out in the belt between Mars and Jupiter.
This artist's concept of Comet 238P/Read shows the main belt comet sublimating—its water ice vaporizing as its orbit approaches the Sun Photo: NASA, ESA
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