The asteroid, around 100 feet in diameter, is speeding toward our planet at about 22,000 miles per hour, according to NASA.

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The space rock is hurtling through our cosmic backyard at a zippy 26,200 miles per hour, according to the space agency.

The findings are a big clue as to why the far and near hemispheres of the moon look so different.

A new scientific study reveals that life recovered much faster than expected after the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs.