House-Size Space Rock Gives Earth A Really Close Shave - Orbit Animation

Asteroid 2025 TP5 flew about ~60,000 miles (97,000 km) from Earth. It is estimated to be about 17 meters in diameter (~55 ...

Bus-size asteroid flew closer than the moon - watch the orbit animation

Asteroid 2024 DW flew about 139,000 miles (224,000 km) away from Earth. The space rock was estimated to be about 43 feet wide ...
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Earth’s Eccentric Orbit Likely Spurred Evolution’s Cambrian Explosion

The Cambrian Explosion in which life on Earth underwent massive diversification was likely triggered by eccentricities in Earth’s orbit around our Sun. Or so say the authors of a new paper just ...