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5 biggest ‘planet killer’ asteroids that pose a threat to our planet

5 biggest ‘planet killer’ asteroids that pose a threat to our planet

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An NEA is an asteroid whose orbit brings it within 195 million kilometres of the Sun, meaning that it can pass within 50 million kilometres of Earth’s orbit. Just like planets, these asteroids typically orbit the Sun. While most of the asteroids in the solar system are in the “main belt” between Mars and Jupiter. […]

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‘Potentially hazardous’ asteroid, twice Burj Khalifa’s size, to fly past Earth on May 27

‘Potentially hazardous’ asteroid, twice Burj Khalifa’s size, to fly past Earth on May 27

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A ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid, which is twice the size of the Burj Khalifa and four times the Empire State Building will zip past Earth on Friday, according to NASA’s Centre for Near Earth Object Studies. The asteroid, named 1989 JA, is estimated to be 1.1 miles long, two kilometres wide and is travelling at a […]

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