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Newslink: Watch an Asteroid Fly by Earth Today in a Live Webcast from Slooh!

This weekend you can see live telescope views of an asteroid hurtling past Earth, thanks to astronomy broadcaster Slooh.

Newslink: 2 Asteroids Will Harmlessly Fly By Earth This Weekend, But NASA Will Wave Hello Anyway!

It's always nice to see old friends, and NASA's asteroid-monitoring team has a busy schedule this weekend (Sept. 13 and 14) doing just that.

Newslink: 3 Asteroids Are Zipping Past Earth Today

Three asteroids are expected to hurtle past Earth today (Sept. 9). One will pass as near as 310,000 miles (500,000 kilometers) — closer than any potential asteroid

Newslink: Asteroid That's Nearly the Height of the World's Tallest Building Is Flying by Earth Soon

This monster asteroid is cruising by Earth in September.

Newslink: Asteroid That's Nearly the Height of the World's Tallest Building Is Flying by Earth Soon

This monster asteroid is cruising by Earth in September.

Newslink: Huge asteroid misses Earth but spotlights threat posed by space rocks

An asteroid bigger than the Eiffel Tower hurtled past Earth early on Saturday at a speed of 10,400 miles per hour, missing us by 4.6 million miles — not quite a

Newslink: An Asteroid Bigger Than the Empire State Building Will Pass Earth Soon. But Don't Worry

Another asteroid is passing close by Earth but, no, it won't hit us.

Newslink: How Astronomers Missed the Massive Asteroid That Just Whizzed Past Earth

A large asteroid just whizzed past our planet — and astronomers weren't expecting it.

Newslink: Asteroid That's 3 Times As Long As a Football Field Will Whiz by Earth Thursday

Summer is the season for tourists, and that includes a cosmic traveler — one that's three times the length of a football field — that's expected to visit Earth's

Newslink: An Asteroid with Its Own Moon Will Zip Past Earth Tonight

A very big asteroid with its own little moon is going to zip past Earth tonight (May 25) — close enough that, with some preparation and a decent telescope, amateur

Newslink: An Asteroid the Size of a Jumbo Jet Just Buzzed Safely By Earth

An asteroid as big as a jumbo jet made a close flyby of Earth today (March 4). The space rock, named asteroid 2015 EG, posed no threat during the encounter as it

Newslink: How to See Ghostly Green Comet 46P/Wirtanen Fly by Earth This Weekend

You can expect a ghostly green blob to grow brighter in the sky near Orion in the coming days, as Comet 46P/Wirtanen makes its closest approach to the Earth in 20

Newslink: Small Asteroid Buzzes Earth Today! How to See It Online.

A newfound asteroid will zip past Earth Saturday (Nov. 10), and you can follow the interloper's trek live online.

Newslink: Skull-Shaped 'Halloween Asteroid' Will Zip by Earth Again This Month

If you're suffering from Halloween withdrawal, a spooky asteroid will soon be here to help.

Newslink: Small asteroid passed closer than TV satellites

Newly-discovered Asteroid 2018 UA made an extremely close approach to Earth on Friday morning. Luckily, the space rock was too small to be dangerous.

Newslink: Two Small Asteroids Are Buzzing Earth This Weekend. See One Live Tonight!

A near-Earth asteroid will safely fly by Earth on Sunday (Sept. 9), and you can watch its approach in a live webcast tonight (Sept. 8).

Newslink: 'Lost' Asteroid 2010 WC9 Makes an Unusually Close Flyby of Earth

A jumbo-jet-size asteroid gave Earth a close shave today (May 15), whizzing past our planet at a safe distance of 126,000 miles (203,000 kilometers) — or about half

Newslink: Jumbo Jet-Size Asteroid 2010 WC9 Buzzes Earth Soon: See It Live Online Tonight

An asteroid the size of a jumbo jet is about to buzz Earth, and you can learn all about the historic close encounter in a webcast this evening (May 15).

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Newslink: 'Tunguska'-Size Asteroid Makes Surprise Flyby of Earth

An asteroid similar in size to one that exploded over 100 years ago in Russia's Tunguska region in Siberia gave Earth a close shave on Sunday (April 15), just one