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Asteroid swept within moon’s distance Monday night
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This article was published by EarthSky.org which is not affiliated with Asteroid Day. Astronomers did know in advance that asteroid 2016 FW13 would pass closely – but safely – on April…

Early Mars bombardment likely enhanced life-supporting habitat
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This article was published by the University of Colorado Boulder which is not affiliated with Asteroid Day. Comets and asteroids as large as West Virginia smacking into Mars some 4…

This is how big an asteroid would need to be to wipe out New York City
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This video and the article were produced by Alex Kuzoian for Business Insider UK. Neither Alex nor Business Insider UK are affiliated with Asteroid Day. An asteroid doesn’t need to be massive…

International Space Station receives asteroid “dust” experiment
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This article was written by Brendan Byrne for WMFE.org. Neither are affiliated with Asteroid Day. NASA wants to explore the surface of asteroids, and private companies want to mine them for…

Geologists to drill into heart of dinosaur-killing impact
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This article was written by Alexandra Witze for Nature.com. Neither are affiliated with Asteroid Day. Asteroid Day Expert Christian Koeberl is one of the principal investigators of the ICDP part of the…

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