I was preparing for my early morning class back in January 2025 when I received a notice regarding an asteroid called 2024 YR4. It said the probability it could hit Earth was unusually high. As ...

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Learn about the upcoming flyby of asteroid 2026 JH2, which will pass Earth at a distance of 56,000 miles. A newly discovered asteroid, getting closer to Earth by the day, will soon fly past our planet ...

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This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights I was preparing for my early morning class back in ...