# asteroid

Asteroid -sized skyscraper approaches the ground

On Saturday, May 24, an asteroid 387746 (2003 MH4), whose diameter is approximately 366 meters, will fly past the ground. This was reported by the laboratory of NASA reactive movement ...

If dinosaurs did not disappear: an alternative story of the evolution of the Earth

66 million years ago, the fall of the asteroid changed the course of evolution on Earth, causing mass extinction, which destroyed almost all dinosaurs. But what would happen if ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4: Threat to Earth or just a space anomaly?

At the end of January, the scientific world stirred the news of the 2024 YR4 asteroid, which could get into the ground at the end of 2032. Although the likelihood of collision of this space stone ...

Should you be afraid of falling space debris?

Space debris has become one of the biggest problems of astronomers and engineers in recent decades. A huge number of satellites rotating around the Earth, as well as the fragments of old ...

An asteroid the size of a house is approaching Earth

On December 24, at 4:56 Kyiv time, the Earth will again witness the approach of a huge asteroid. According to NASA, asteroid 2024 XN1, noticed only on December 12, ...

An asteroid the size of a football field is approaching Earth

On November 26, the Great Asteroid 2006 WB, which is comparable to the football field. According to the laboratory of NASA reactive movement, space object, length ...

Earth will receive a new mini-satellite for two months

Astronomers reported that at the end of September, the asteroid 2024 PT5 will approach the Earth, which will become a mini-satellite of our planet for a while. Discovered on August 7, 2024...

The possibility of surviving an asteroid impact: the new study took into account not only the technical aspects

A recent study of scientists has focused on the ability to prevent catastrophe in the event of an asteroid collision. The study not only studied the technical aspects of such a scenario, but ...

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