"it's not completely unusual for asteroids to be near the Earth," Gallagher said. "Our moon is about a quarter million miles ...

Alinda is one of the five largest near-Earth asteroids, coming closer than 9.3 million miles until the year 2200.

The UAE is developing a space craft to land on an asteroid belt beyond Mars.

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You could also take a shortcut and find the planet Mars, which is also visiting Gemini now. But be prepared: Spotting asteroid 877 Alinda will be an Easter egg hunt. "It's a magnitude of +9 ...

This asteroid, which measures between 65 to 147 feet in diameter, will zoom past our planet at a distance of 18 lakh kilometres. Moving at a brisk pace of 22,400 kilometres per hour, its closest ...

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From exploring the Moon to revealing mysteries of the solar system, space agencies around the world are gearing up for an exciting year of launches and flybys.

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The asteroid is estimated to be between 656 and 1,443 feet across, and will pass at 16 times the distance to the moon.