near earth objects
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Asteroid Hunters Around The World Just Spotted Something Incredible
If an asteroid were closing in on our planet, we’d know about it quickly thanks to a dedicated network of astronomers. But this week, the Near Earth Object Coordination Center (NEOCC) had its eyes fixed on something else: two Mars-bound spacecraft attempting to escape Earth’s gravity well. And they did a bang-up job capturing the…
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Get Ready For ‘Spooky’, The Halloween Asteroid!
Video: On All Hallow’s Eve in the US, an asteroid dubbed “Spooky” will make its closest approach to our planet. Hurtling along at an impressive 126,864km/h, the 400m-wide object poses no threat to Earth…or does it? This Gizmodo video explains Spooky’s story.
