NASA spots a massive 140-foot asteroid zooming past Earth today at high speed

Asteroid 2026 CU1 will sweep past Earth this week at high speed, close enough to attract attention yet deemed safe, raising ...
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Fake asteroid? NASA expert IDs mystery object as old rocket from failed moon-landing mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The jig may be up for an "asteroid" that's expected to get nabbed by Earth's gravity and become a mini moon next month. Instead of a cosmic rock, the newly discovered object ...
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NASA scientist confirms that there is nothing humans can do to protect against a city-killing asteroid

A NASA planetary expert has revealed that humankind has no way to protect against a city-killer asteroid if it were to head towards Earth.
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Queen legend Brian May talks NASA asteroid mission collaboration in exclusive interview

Famed Queen guitarist and citizen astronomer Brian May collaborated with NASA's asteroid mission OSIRIS-REx, helping scientists find a suitable landing spot on the space rock that turned out to be ...