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An Asteroid Just Flew by Dangerously Close to Earth — And Experts Detected It Hours Later

The asteroid, which is now named 2025 TF, flew over Antarctica on October 1 at exactly 00:47:26 UTC. Quite often, several objects from space, including asteroids, meteoroids, and space debris, pass near our planet,
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Asteroid discovered only 2 days ago just flew by Earth closer than the moon

A newly discovered space rock zoomed safely by Earth on Wednesday (Oct. 15) at only about a quarter of the average distance to the moon.

Bright fireball amazes Middle Tennessee: Understanding meteors, meteorites, and meteoroids

A meteor is in the Earth's atmosphere, entering at high speed and burning up before hitting Earth. These are often called shooting stars, and a fireball is a meteor that appears extra bright. A meteorite is when a small part of the meteoroid survives the trip through the atmosphere and hits the ground.

Why shooting stars aren’t stars at all: Understanding meteors, meteorites, and meteor showers

Witnessing a meteor, or \"shooting star,\" is a dazzling event caused by tiny space rocks burning up in Earth's atmosphere. These celestial fragments, o
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Why the meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes – a planetary scientist explains new research

Much of what scientists know about the early solar system comes from meteorites – ancient rocks that travel through space and survive a fiery plunge through Earth’s atmosphere. Among meteorites, one type – called carbonaceous chondrites – stands ...
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