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  2. 2018 GE3 - Wikipedia

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    It was the 32nd known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of 2018 and 16th closest, although it was the largest known asteroid to pass within half a lunar distance. After closest approach its apparent magnitude dropped from 12 to 35 in less than 12 hours, heading towards the Sun. Coming from the opposite direction ...

  3. 2019 OK - Wikipedia

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    2019 OK [a] is a near-Earth asteroid noted for its sudden, surprise discovery on the day before it flew by at approximately 70,000 km (43,000 mi) in 2019. [4] The object's size is estimated at 57 to 130 metres (187 to 426 ft) across, the closest asteroid of such size discovered in 2019. [5]

  4. List of predicted asteroid impacts on Earth - Wikipedia

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    Asteroid designation Date of impact Location of impact Method of detection Estimated size Reference 2008 TC 3: October 7, 2008: Nubian Desert in Sudan: visual, weather satellite, meteorite recovery: 4 m (13 ft) JPL · MPC · [1] 2014 AA: January 2, 2014: Central Atlantic Ocean: infrasound: 2–4 m (6.6–13.1 ft) JPL · MPC · [2] 2018 LA: June ...

  5. Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth go up as NASA tasked with ...

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    The European Space Agency in January placed the asteroid's odds of hitting Earth at roughly 1%, before NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory estimated the risk was more like 1.6% at the tail end of the ...

  6. Newly discovered ‘asteroid’ near Earth turns out to be Elon ...

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    When it came within less than 240,000 km (150,000 miles) of Earth, which is closer than the orbit of the Moon, the object sparked concerns that it might collide with the planet.

  7. An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, NASA says. Here's what ...

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    According to the latest calculations from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, there is a 1.6% chance the asteroid will strike Earth on December 22, 2032. The asteroid 2024 YR4 is now rated at Level ...

  8. Astronomers briefly thought Elon Musk’s car was an asteroid ...

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    AstroForge relented after pushback from the astronomy community, acknowledging in January that it aimed to send the vehicle to an asteroid called 2022 OB5 — a relatively small space rock that ...

  9. (143649) 2003 QQ47 - Wikipedia

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    On 3 September 2003 a NASA press release wrote, . Newly discovered asteroid 2003 QQ 47 has received considerable media attention over the last few days because it had a small chance of colliding with the Earth in the year 2014 and was rated a "1" on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale, which goes from 0 to 10.