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Halloween Asteroid to Shave Past Earth, Astronomers Say
A big asteroid is hurtling toward Earth and will shave past our planet on Halloween, but astronomers say there's no need to be spooked it's definitely not on a collision course.
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Giant Asteroid to Fly Past Earth on October 31
A potentially hazardous giant asteroid with an 'extremely eccentric' orbit is set to fly past the Earth on October 31 at over 125,529 kilometres per hour, according to NASA.
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Doomsday is not Near, NASA Reassures Amid Collision Rumours
A giant asteroid - around 2.5 kms in diameter - is heading towards Earth. An asteroid of its size has the potential to cause global devastation if it was to hit Earth, but NASA said the space rock poses no danger to us.
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Giant Asteroid Set to Buzz Earth, Poses No Threat
An asteroid measuring about a third of a mile (half a kilometer) in diameter will make a relatively close, but harmless pass by Earth today night, NASA said.
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Giant Asteroids Wiped out Life on Early Earth
Using a computer simulation model based on a moon crater, planetary scientists have revealed that early Earth is likely to have been hit by giant asteroids capable of killing off life and completely resurfacing the planet.
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Halloween Asteroid to Shave Past Earth, Astronomers Say
A big asteroid is hurtling toward Earth and will shave past our planet on Halloween, but astronomers say there's no need to be spooked it's definitely not on a collision course.
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Giant Asteroid to Fly Past Earth on October 31
A potentially hazardous giant asteroid with an 'extremely eccentric' orbit is set to fly past the Earth on October 31 at over 125,529 kilometres per hour, according to NASA.
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Doomsday is not Near, NASA Reassures Amid Collision Rumours
A giant asteroid - around 2.5 kms in diameter - is heading towards Earth. An asteroid of its size has the potential to cause global devastation if it was to hit Earth, but NASA said the space rock poses no danger to us.
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Giant Asteroid Set to Buzz Earth, Poses No Threat
An asteroid measuring about a third of a mile (half a kilometer) in diameter will make a relatively close, but harmless pass by Earth today night, NASA said.
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Giant Asteroids Wiped out Life on Early Earth
Using a computer simulation model based on a moon crater, planetary scientists have revealed that early Earth is likely to have been hit by giant asteroids capable of killing off life and completely resurfacing the planet.
