The Earth takes a direct hit from an asteroid of that size only once every few thousand years. In 1908, a slightly smaller asteroid - thought to have measured 60m across - exploded over Siberia.

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This tailed beauty last approached the Earth 160 thousand years ago. In the impressive image, ATLAS lights up the entire night sky. The astronaut posted the photo of the comet, which seems to be ...

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Future observations of the asteroid will ... Asteroids of this size impact Earth every few thousand years, and they can cause severe damage to local regions, according to the ESA.

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