The object is hurtling towards the Earth at a zippy 12,616 miles per hour, according to data from the space agency.

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Tiny grains of dust from asteroid Bennu are reshaping how scientists think life’s ingredients formed in space.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Dec. 27, 1984, a Mars meteorite was found in Antarctica. The meteorite, known as Allan Hills 84001, was found in Allan Hills, ...

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