NASA confirms that a small asteroid was the closest ever that just passed Earth

An asteroid the size of an SUV passed 1,830 miles (2,950 kilometers) above Earth, the closest asteroid ever observed passing by our planet, NASA said Tuesday. If it had been on a collision course with Earth, the asteroid — named 2020 QG — would likely not have caused any damage, instead disintegrating in the atmosphere, … Read moreNASA confirms that a small asteroid was the closest ever that just passed Earth

We made it through December .. and we’re fineA huge fireball exploded in the Earth’s atmosphere in…

We made it through December .. and we’re fine A huge fireball exploded in the Earth’s atmosphere in December, according to Nasa. The blast was the second largest of its kind in 30 years, and the biggest since the fireball over Chelyabinsk in Russia six years ago. But it went largely unnoticed until now because … Read moreWe made it through December .. and we’re fineA huge fireball exploded in the Earth’s atmosphere in…