Asteroids

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Science & Tech
Apophis Asteroid Will Get Pretty Close to Earth Tonight
Tai Gooden
2 MIN READ
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Science & Tech
This Asteroid Lineup Compares Sizes of Planet Destroyers
Matthew Hart
2 MIN READ
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Science & Tech
Science Offers New Origin Story for Comet That Killed the Dinos
Matthew Hart
3 MIN READ
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Science & Tech
The Odds (and Potential Damage) of an Asteroid Hitting Earth
Matthew Hart
3 MIN READ
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Food
Oreo Built an Asteroid-Proof Vault to Protect Its Cookies
Michael Walsh
2 MIN READ
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Science & Tech
NASA to Collect Samples from Asteroid for First Time Ever
Matthew Hart
2 MIN READ
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Science & Tech
Asteroid Approaching Earth Before Election Poses Zero Threat
Matthew Hart
2 MIN READ
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Science & Tech
No, The 'Doomsday Asteroid' Will Not Hit Us
Matthew Hart
4 MIN READ
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Science & Tech
Harvard Scientists Think This Weird Asteroid Was an Alien Spacecraft
Michael Walsh
2 MIN READ
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Science & Tech
We've Just Seen an Interstellar Asteroid for the First Time Ever (and Boy is It Funny-Looking)
Matthew Hart
3 MIN READ