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Solar Wind From Hole On Sun’s Surface To Hit Earth

Weather forecasting agencies have confirmed that Earth is about to get hit by a stream of solar winds from the Sun. According to the agencies, the solar winds came from a hole on the Sun’s surface that’s currently facing Earth.
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NASA Detects 249-Foot Asteroid Flying Past Earth On Sunday

NASA has spotted an asteroid bigger than the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy that’s expected to fly past Earth on Saturday (May 16). According to the agency’s asteroid database, this massive near-Earth object is not the only space rock that will approach the planet this weekend.
Solar Storms Expected to Disrupt Earth for Next Decade

Powerful 100-Year Solar Storm Marks 99th Anniversary

The 99th anniversary of a powerful solar storm that affected large portions of Earth recently took place on May 12. According to reports, it was the biggest solar storm to hit Earth during the 20th century.
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NASA Asteroid Tracker: 4 NEOs To Fly Past Earth This Week

NASA’s automated asteroid tracking system has detected four near-Earth objects that will fly past the planet this week. According to the data collected by the agency, all four asteroids follow natural orbits that intersect Earth’s path.
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How An Asteroid That Almost Collided With Earth Helped Astronomers

Earth’s asteroid tracking systems almost failed to detect a tiny space rock that skimmed the planet on April 28. Although the asteroid came close to hitting Earth, it helped demonstrate the planet’s prediction and detection capabilities for approaching space rocks.
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NASA Asteroid Tracker: Massive 886-Foot NEO To Whiz Past Earth On Tuesday

NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) detected a massive “potentially hazardous” asteroid that’s expected to safely fly past Earth on Tuesday (May 12). According to the agency’s asteroid tracking system, the approaching asteroid is bigger than the Washington Monument.
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ESA Releases Audio Recording Of Spacecraft’s Earth Flyby

The European Space Agency (ESA) has released the audio recording of the BepiColombo spacecraft during its near-Earth flyby last month. As noted by the agency, sounds made by the spacecraft and other factors in space can be heard in the recording.

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