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

The John J. McCarthy Observatory - run by volunteers on the grounds of New Milford High School - has been watching the night sky for 25 years.

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

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Unistellar's citizen scientists are using their smart telescopes to engage in planetary defense, research and observational astronomy.

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An American high school student has stunned the scientific world by developing an algorithm to map 1.5 million previously ...

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