Large asteroid will safely pass by Earth on Saturday
Large asteroid to safely pass by Earth on Saturday
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The brief
A large asteroid, described as being as big as 5 cruise ships, is set to pass by Earth on Saturday, June 27. Coverage emphasizes that the asteroid will pass safely and some outlets note that it will be visible to stargazers.
Reports are coming in from various science and news outlets including Universe Space Tech, Popular Science, EarthSky, Phys.org, and WRAL. Details about the asteroid's trajectory and visibility are being reported, with some outlets highlighting the opportunity for stargazers to observe the event.
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Quick answers
When will the asteroid pass by Earth?
On Saturday, June 27
How large is the asteroid?
As large as 5 cruise ships
Will the asteroid be visible?
Yes, it will be visible to stargazers
Coverage (13)
- Skyscraper-sized asteroid to safely pass Earth this Saturday Yahoo · 1d ago
- Asteroid Up To Twice As Long As The Reflecting Pool Will Fly Closest It's Been To Earth In 400 Years This Weekend IFLScience · 1d ago
- Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 close encounter: new image The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0 · 1d ago
- A 1-km-wide asteroid 1997 NC1 is zooming past Earth this Saturday: Is there a risk of impact and how to wa The Economic Times · 1d ago
- Amateur Telescopes Can Track A Massive Asteroid Hurtling Past Earth This Weekend HotHardware · 1d ago
- How To Watch A Massive Mile-Wide Asteroid This Weekend During A Rare Flyby Forbes · 1d ago
- Asteroid as large as 5 cruise ships will soar past Earth this weekend Yahoo · 1d ago
- Asteroid to be visible to stargazers on Saturday RTE.ie · 1d ago
- Reasons to Approve of the June 27 Flyby of Asteroid 1997 NC1 Universe Space Tech · 1d ago
- Asteroid as large as 5 cruise ships will soar past Earth this weekend Popular Science · 1d ago
- Large asteroid to pass Earth safely on June 27 EarthSky · 1d ago
- Asteroid zooming past Earth on Saturday visible to stargazers Phys.org · 1d ago
- Large asteroid will safely pass by Earth on Saturday WRAL · 1d ago broke it first