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Asteroid - Wikipedia
An asteroid is a minor planet —an object larger than a meteoroid (thus 1 meter or larger) that is neither a planet nor an identified comet —that orbits within the inner Solar System or is co-orbital with Jupiter (Trojan asteroids). Asteroids are rocky, metallic, or icy bodies with no atmosphere, and are broadly classified into C-type (carbonaceous), M-type (metallic), or S-type ...

Eyes on Asteroids - Home - NASA/JPL
Explore the 3D world of Asteroids, Comets and NEOs. Learn about past and future missions, tracking and predicting orbits, and close approaches to Earth.

Newly discovered asteroid 2026 JH2 swung past Earth at 57,000 ... - MSN
A small asteroid discovered just eight days ago is set to fly past Earth tonight at a distance of roughly 57,000 miles, well inside the orbit of the Moon. The object, designated 2026 JH2, was ...

Newly discovered asteroid will make a close, but safe, encounter with ...
Newly discovered asteroid will make a close, but safe, encounter with Earth The asteroid will pass within about 56,000 miles of Earth.

Asteroid | Definition, Size, & Facts | Britannica
Asteroid, any of a host of small bodies, about 1,000 km (600 miles) or less in diameter, that orbit the Sun primarily between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in a nearly flat ring called the asteroid belt. Hundreds of thousands of asteroids are known.

NASA Is Tracking a Massive Asteroid Headed Towards Earth
NASA is tracking a massive asteroid headed towards Earth named 2021 R16, which will come remarkably close to our planet as it hurtles through space.

Asteroid alert! NASA tracks two aeroplane-sized asteroids passing Earth ...
The aeroplane-sized asteroids approaching Earth on June 9 refers to two objects that are large enough to be noticeable if they entered the atmosphere, but only in a hypothetical sense. Asteroid ...

Asteroid Alerts
Welcome to Asteroid Alerts, your source for tracking Near-Earth Objects and potential asteroid threats. Our system continuously monitors data from Minor Planet Center and NASA Sentry to keep you informed. Current monitoring shows: 3 close approaches within 5 lunar distances and 3 objects with elevated risk factors. New today: 1 close approach

Skyscraper-sized asteroid to race past Earth at high speed | Fox News
A massive asteroid nearly the size of a New York skyscraper will make a close approach, or pass, by Earth in the early hours of Sept. 18, according to scientists. They say the asteroid, officially ...

Newly discovered asteroid to zoom past Earth | CNN
An asteroid named 2026JH2 will swing by Earth on Monday, passing four times closer than our distance to the moon.

         

 

 

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