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Earth's near encounter with asteroid on Friday

An asteroid, about half the size of a football field, will pass in close proximity to Earth, closer than the orbits of some geosynchronous satellites, on Friday night. The asteroid called "2012......

270m Asteroid Apophis to whiz past Earth today

Apophis, an asteroid with an estimated diameter of almost three football fields (270m), will make its close approach to Earth this week. Slooh Space Camera will cover its near-approach on January......

PHOTOS: 34-km-wide asteroid flies past earth

Thirty four-km-wide Eros, the second largest near-earth asteroid, had a fly by of earth and can now be seen in the constellations Leo, Sextans and Hydra. Asteroid 433 Eros (1898 DQ), also known as......

The bus-sized asteroid that nearly hit earth!

An asteroid the size of a tour bus zipped past the Earth in a flyby so close that it was nearer to the planet than some satellites, National Aeronautics and Space Administration scientists have......

Bus-sized asteroid to pass close to Earth

A newly-discovered asteroid at least the size of a bus and orbiting around the sun, will pass in close proximity to the Earth on Monday.\\nThe asteroid 2011 MD will pass only 12,000 kilometres......

Fly to moon, for $100 million!

The company that pioneered commercial space travel by sending 'tourists' up to the International Space Station is planning a new mission: rocketting people around the far side of the moon.The price......

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Q. the asteroid that will pass near the earth today!! what is the name of it n what is its size!!
Sanjay Karmakar: A. more

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Q. is there an asteroid threat to the earth in the near future?
Sanjay Karmakar: A. yes in chennai more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/is-there-an-asteroid-threat-to-the-earth-in-the-near-future/25051041/answers/18494288

Q. How many moons does the earth have?
Steve: A. The commonly understood answer to this question is one: Luna, the moon visible with the naked eye. Since 1846, some astronomers have posited the...... more

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Q. Name the largest known meteorite in the world.?
Judy Pawar: A. Interesting question Sir,,,,!!!The largest meteorite known is still embedded in the ground near Grootfontein in southwest Africa and is estimated...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/name-the-largest-known-meteorite-in-the-world./15820515/answers/15646699

Q. What I s A Near-Earth Object (NEO)?
Radhakrishnan : A. A near-Earth object (NEO) is a Solar System object whose orbit brings it into close proximity with the Earth.They include a few thousand near-Earth...... more

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Web results for Near Earth Asteroid

Scientists to Study Giant Asteroid Drift Fairly Close to Earth

Many astronomers are eyeing on to the giant asteroid that is expected to drift fairly close to earth late next week. It will sail past earth at a... ...

http://frenchtribune.com/teneur/1318199-scientists-study-giant-asteroid-drift-fairly-close-earth

Asteroid hitting earth! Asteroid QE2 to sail past Earth May 31

India May 21(IM):Thankfully this asteroid is not hitting earth. Asteroid QE2 is set to sail past Earth on May 31. Asteroid QE2 is huge by any... ...

http://www.indianmirror.com/news/2013/may/21/Asteroid-hitting-earth!-Asteroid-QE2-to-sail-past-Earth-May-31.html

2.7 km long asteroid set to fly past Earth

In the next 200 years, an asteroid will never come this close to earth as much as it is going to on May 31, 2013 at 4:59pm Eastern time. 2.7km long... ...

http://www.merinews.com/article/27-km-long-asteroid-set-to-fly-past-earth/15885771.shtml

Chandrayaan was a turning point

The Chinese have a space station, and are sending human missions to space. India has sent a batch of six satellites into space, had a successful... ...

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NASA records giant meteorite explosion on Moon visible from Earth

A meteoroid has smashed into the Moon, causing the biggest explosion ever seen on the lunar surface which was visible from Earth with the... ...

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/nasa-records-giant-meteorite-explosion-on-moon-visible-from-earth/article4730069.ece

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