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Football Field-Sized Asteroid to Pass Earth This Weekend

Mike Adams — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:35:26 +0000

A giant asteroid the size of a football field is scheduled to pass through Earth’s atmosphere over the weekend. Scientists say that the 330-foot-wide fiery rock will miss striking the Earth’s surface by nearly 600,000 miles - about three times the distance between our planet and the moon.

This Giant Asteroid Is Barely Going to Miss Earth on Friday

Chris Chaberski — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:59:42 +0000

Seventeen-thousand miles might not sound particularly close at first listen, but when it comes to a gigantic rock the size of half a football field, it’s a bit scarier. On Friday, an asteroid labeled 2012 DA14 will pass by Earth at a distance of about 17,150 miles. This is the closest that an asteroid of [...]

Doomsday Asteroid Officially Upgraded in Size

Mike Adams — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:19:30 +0000

An asteroid that scientists said could threaten Earth’s atmosphere in 2036 is now believed to be substantially larger than previously stated. In fact, astronomers currently studying the dreaded, potential doomsday rock say asteroid 'Apophis' has officially been supersized by about