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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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Nuclear bombs to destroy earth-bound asteroids in space
The Russian meteor explosion last year was a wake-up call about the threat earth faces from incoming space rocks.
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In a rarity, a meteor hit and an asteroid near-miss on same day
An asteroid half the size of a football field passed closer to Earth than any other known object of its size on Friday, the same day an unrelated and much smaller space rock blazed over central Russia, creating shock waves that shattered windows and injured 1,200 people.
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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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Nuclear bombs to destroy earth-bound asteroids in space
The Russian meteor explosion last year was a wake-up call about the threat earth faces from incoming space rocks.
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In a rarity, a meteor hit and an asteroid near-miss on same day
An asteroid half the size of a football field passed closer to Earth than any other known object of its size on Friday, the same day an unrelated and much smaller space rock blazed over central Russia, creating shock waves that shattered windows and injured 1,200 people.
