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School girls in India discover a terrestrial asteroid

AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) – Two teenagers from India discovered a terrestrial asteroid by studying images from the University of Hawaii telescope, an Indian space education institute said Monday. The asteroid is currently near Mars and its orbit is expected to cross that of Earth in about a million years, said …

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‘Potentially dangerous’ asteroid to pass Earth today

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has issued a warning about a “potentially dangerous” asteroid that would cross planet Earth today. Called 2020 ND, the asteroid is estimated to be 480 feet, even larger than the London Eye. 2020 ND currently travels at a speed of 48,000 kilometers per …

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