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An unexpected asteroid named 2019 OK just flew between Earth and the Moon, hammering home the need for continued improvements in both finding and tracking potentially hazardous asteroids.

A “CITY-KILLER” ASTEROID JUST MISSED HITTING EARTH TODAY

A “CITY-KILLER” ASTEROID JUST MISSED HITTING EARTH TODAY Via:Newsweek.com BY MATT KEELEY ON 7/25/19 AT 5:33 PM EDT Earth nearly had a devastating collision with an asteroid travelling at nearly 15 miles a second today. Asteroid 2019 OK, estimated to be between 187 feet and 427 feet in diameter, came within 43,500 miles of striking the Earth — closer than […]

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Can we deflect a killer asteroid?

Can we deflect a killer asteroid?

RT America Published on Jul 8, 2019 NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies has detected 1,120 Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) so far this year. RT America’s Trinity Chavez reports for the News with Rick Sanchez on the likelihood of Earth being struck by one of these objects. She also discusses known asteroids that are particularly worrisome to astronomers and how […]

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What will happen when asteroid hits earth? Rick Sanchez and Randall Carlson Discuss

What will happen when asteroid hits earth? Rick Sanchez and Randall Carlson Discuss

#NewsWithRickSanchez #QuestionMore #RTAmerica As the world prepares for Asteroid Day 2019, the Earth is in the midst of a potentially threatening media shower. Geological and anthropological theorist Randall Carlson of Geocosmicrex.com joins Rick Sanchez to share his expertise. He says that there are “near misses” of cosmic debris on a monthly basis. [pullquote] “The odds are higher than most people […]

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