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  2. 99942 Apophis - Wikipedia

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    99942 Apophis (provisional designation 2004 MN 4) is a near-Earth asteroid and a potentially hazardous object, 450 metres (1,480 ft) by 170 metres (560 ft) in size, [3] that caused a brief period of concern in December 2004 when initial observations indicated a probability of 2.7% that it would hit Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029.

  3. 2024 XA1 - Wikipedia

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    2024 XA 1, formerly designated as C0WEPC5, is a small meteoroid that fell over eastern Siberia near the city of Olekminsk on 3 December 2024, 16:15 GMT, around 1,000 kilometers east of the Tunguska event impact location.

  4. Meteorite fall - Wikipedia

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    A meteorite fall, also called an observed fall, is a meteorite collected after its fall from outer space was observed by people or automated devices. Any other meteorite is called a " find ". [ 1 ] [ 2 ] There are more than 1,300 documented falls listed in widely used databases, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] most of which have specimens in modern collections.

  5. WATCH: Impressive meteor blazes across night sky in Caribbean

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    The speed at which the meteor enters the Earth's atmosphere can also affect the color. ... The Today Show. 50 Valentine's Day dinner ideas that'll convince you to stay home. Lighter Side.

  6. Asteroid strikes Earth just hours after it is detected - AOL

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    An asteroid burned up in the Earth’s atmosphere just hours after it was detected last month, the European Space Agency revealed in its latest newsletter.. The asteroid, called 2024 UQ, was first ...

  7. Taurid Meteor Shower Entering Earth's Atmosphere This Week ...

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    Meteor showers — which become meteor storms when they have at least 1,000 meteors per hour — are created when comets orbit around the solar system and litter debris. When they enter Earth's ...

  8. 2024 UQ - Wikipedia

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    2024 UQ, designated formerly as A11dc6D, was a one-meter meteoroid that struck the Earth's atmosphere and burned up harmlessly on 22 October 2024 above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. 2024 UQ is the tenth impact event that was successfully predicted, which was discovered by the ATLAS survey.

  9. Pieces of distant, ancient asteroid arrive on Earth from Nasa ...

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    Sample of asteroid Bennu will help tell us where we came from, scientists hope Pieces of distant, ancient asteroid arrive on Earth from Nasa spacecraft, after travelling billions of miles Skip to ...