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 Illustration of an asteroid heading towards Earth

Meteor the size of pork roll sandwich crashes through New Jersey home

 An asteroid is seen passing the Earth in this artistic illustration.

Asteroid the size of 6 Darth Vaders to pass Earth on Star Wars Day - NASA

An asteroid is seen orbiting around Earth in this artistic rendering.

Asteroid the size of 48 eggplants to pass Earth Tuesday - NASA

 Asteroid (illustrative)

Meteorites as heavy as squirrels hit Maine - NASA

 An asteroid is seen heading toward Earth in this illustrative image

How can we defend Earth against asteroids? This scientist has an idea

 An asteroid is seen near Earth in this artistic illustration.

Asteroid the size of 787 matzahs set to pass over Earth on Passover - NASA

An asteroid is seen orbiting around Earth in this artistic rendering.

Asteroid the size of 18 platypus to fly closer to Earth than Moon - NASA

 An asteroid is seen near Earth in this artistic illustration.

Asteroid the size of 33 armadillos to pass Earth Sunday - NASA

 An asteroid is seen heading toward Earth in this illustrative image

Asteroid the size of 22 tuna fish to fly closer to Earth than the Moon - NASA

 Artistic depiction of an asteroid slamming into tropical, shallow seas of the sulfur-rich Yucatan Peninsula in what is today southeast Mexico, killing the dinosaurs.

Big asteroid impacts may be more damaging than we thought - study

An asteroid is seen orbiting around Earth in this artistic rendering.

Asteroid the size of 23 borzoi dogs to pass Earth Saturday - NASA

 In honor of the mathematical constant pi – and its many uses in space exploration – the annual NASA Pi Day Challenge offers four math problems involving real NASA missions and science.

Happy Pi Day: Can you solve NASA's space challenges?

 An asteroid is seen passing the Earth in this artistic illustration.

Asteroid the size of 69 American alligators to pass Earth Tuesday - NASA

An asteroid is seen approaching Earth (illustrative).

New asteroid the size of 27 pandas could hit the Earth in 2046 - ESA, NASA

 An asteroid is seen passing by the Earth in a flyby (Illustrative).

Asteroid the size of 112 camels to pass Earth Wednesday - NASA