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Enormous, mountain-size asteroid will be visible from Earth this weekend in rare 'once in a decade' event
Alinda has made its closest approach to our planet in decades, and it's about to peak in brightness in a rare once-in-a-decade event. Here's how to watch it live this weekend.
Mountain-sized Alinda asteroid seen from Earth this weekend - when to see 'once in a decade' show
The Alinda asteroid will be visible with binoculars in a 'once in a decade' event as it brushes past Earth, with its return to the planet not expected until 2087
Once-A-Decade Event As 2.6 Miles-Wide Asteroid Hurtles Past Earth — How To See It
Alinda is one of the five largest near-Earth asteroids, coming closer than 9.3 million miles until the year 2200.
Rare asteroid wider than Manhattan will make a close approach to Earth
Don’t space out or you’ll miss it. A once-in-a-generation asteroid broader than the width of Manhattan will be passing by the Earth — and there’s a chance you can see it for yourself.
Two-mile wide asteroid to brush past Earth today – what would happen if it hit?
This apocalyptic object, the Chicxulub impactor, slammed into the sea just off the coast of modern-day Mexico. From it, shock waves, earthquakes and megatsunamis splattered out, plunging the planet into a long winter.
Massive asteroid to be visible from earth this weekend
The massive asteroid Alinda has made its closest approach to Earth in decades and is set to reach peak brightness in a rare and once-in-a-decade event.The event can be observed this weekend
Massive, once in a century asteroid to be visible flying past Earth
Massive, once in a century asteroid to be visible flying past Earth - NASA estimates the asteroid Alinda is roughly the same ...
How will the asteroid be seen from Earth?
Alinda, which measures about 4.2 kilometers in diameter, can be seen from our planet. This is due to an astronomical ...
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Ancient mystery unveiled: Asteroid blast linked to Sodom's fall
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Asteroid-comet hybrid stuns scientists: ‘Like nothing we’ve seen before’
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NASA Monitoring Bus-Sized Asteroid Heading Earthward
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UAE developing space craft to land on asteroid belt
The UAE is developing a space craft to land on an asteroid belt beyond Mars.
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Bam NASA's Dart Spacecraft Slams Into Moonlet In Asteroid System
NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) impacted the 'moonlet' Dimorphos in the Didymos asteroid system. Watch the ...