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A giant asteroid hit Earth, but its crater is missing

Researchers discovered a new field of ancient tektites in South Australia, revealing a long-forgotten asteroid impact. These 11-million-year-old glass fragments differ chemically and geographically ... Read More

Weird glass in Australia appears to be from giant asteroid impact — but scientists 'yet to locate the crater'

Natural glass found only in Australia could be evidence of an unknown, ancient asteroid impact, researchers say. A new analysis of impact-created "tektites" points to a powerful collision millions of ... Read More

Newly discovered asteroid soars past Earth in one of the ‘closest approaches ever recorded’

This is a similar altitude to the orbit of the International Space Station, and one of the closest approaches ever recorded,” the ESA said. Read More

Asteroid zooms past Earth unnoticed in ‘one of the closest approaches ever’

Asteroid zooms past Earth unnoticed in ‘one of the closest approaches ever’ - Asteroid came as close as 430 km (265 miles) from Earth’s surface, within the orbit of most satellites ... Read More

An asteroid just made 'one of the closest approaches ever' to Earth

A small asteroid flew 266 miles over Antarctica. It was too small to pose a threat, but objects of that size can produce fireballs. Read More