According to the BBC, the asteroid's size means it would have the same power as a nuclear bomb if it were to hit the Earth.

A report published in Science Advances details when the asteroid could collide with Earth and the destruction it would cause.

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A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world.

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Simpson and Chen ran mathematical models looking at how differently sized Earth-like worlds would have affected the rest of our Solar System. The planet sizes tested were 1 percent of Earth's mass, ...

Typically residing in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter ... the Virtual Telescope Project is hosting a live-streamed event featuring expert commentary and close-up views.

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Cassini imaged the main-belt asteroid 2685 Masursky ... Most of the objects which approach Earth are asteroids or “dead” comets, but a few are “live” comets. Together, these asteroids and comets are ...