asteroid

Comet hits Earth's atmosphere, flies over Spain, Portugal before burning up - ESA

A comet was seen flying over Spain and Portugal over the weekend as it impacted the atmosphere before burning up over the Atlantic Ocean.

20/05/2024

Asteroid the size of 89 wolverines to pass Earth on Monday, March 25 - NASA

Asteroid 2021 CF6 will pass the Earth on March 25 in time for the Shushan Purim holiday. It's the size of 89 wolverines – the animal, not the superhero or the University of Michigan team (go blue!)

24/03/2024

Asteroid the size of 543 McDonald's French fries to pass Earth Friday - NASA

Asteroid 2024 FK1 is set to pass the Earth soon. The Jerusalem Post social media manager Noemi Szakács has asked me to measure it in French fries, so here it is.

20/03/2024
  John Cena asteroid illustration

Asteroid the size of 16.5 John Cenas to pass Earth on Friday, March 15 - NASA

Asteroid 2024 EK3, around the size of three and a half adult female American bison (aka buffalo), and 2020 FU, the size of 16.5 John Cenas will pass Earth on the day Julius Caesar was killed.

13/03/2024

NASA wanted to change an asteroid's orbit. It also changed the asteroid's shape - study

NASA sent the DART mission to hit an asteroid to try and change its orbit.

26/02/2024

Asteroid the size of 6 peacocks to fly close to Earth on Thursday - NASA

Asteroid 2024 DW is the size of around six adult Indian peacocks and will fly within the Moon's orbit of the Earth on February 22, according to NASA.

21/02/2024

Asteroid the size of eight Taylor Swifts to pass Earth Tuesday - NASA

Asteroid era? Don't worry, the asteroid measured in terms of the "Shake it Off" sensation won't hit the Earth. It's not like "Everything Has Changed."

04/02/2024

Asteroid the size of 64 Canada geese to pass Earth Tuesday - NASA

Calculations by NASA predict that the asteroid won't come anywhere close to Earth during its flyby.

28/01/2024

Asteroid the size of two ducks impacts above Germany

Asteroid 2024 BX1 impacted above Germany, disintegrating into a harmless fireball near Berlin. This marks the eighth time an asteroid was predicted right before an impact like this.

22/01/2024

Giant asteroid passes close to Earth, potential danger averted

A massive asteroid, approximately 1 kilometer in diameter, approached within 5.5 million kilometers of Earth.

By MAARIV
11/12/2023
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