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5 asteroids passing by Earth this week, 3 the size of planes, NASA says

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Five asteroids will fly past Earth beginning Wednesday, but aren't expected to threaten the plane t, NASA said. Five asteroids will fly past Earth beginning Wednesday, but aren't expected to threaten the plane t, NASA said. Between Sept. 6 and Sept. 12, one asteroid the size of a house, three the size of a plane and one asteroid the size of a bus will make way near Earth, according to NASA's Asteroid Watch dashboard. The asteroid named JA5 will fly within 3.17 million miles from Earth on Wednesday, NASA said. JA5, the house-sized asteroid first discovered in 2021 is approximately 59 feet. MORE: Mark Meadows, all remaining defendants plead not guilty in Georgia election case On Sept. 8, two asteroids, QC5 and GE, will whiz within 2.53 million and 3.56 million miles, respectively, of the planet. QC5 is around 84 feet and the size of a plane and was discovered this year, while GE is the size of a bus at 26 feet and was detected in 2022, according to NASA Asteroid Watch da...

FAA investigating how Delta, American Airlines planes nearly collided at JFK

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The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a near-collision between a Delta and American Airlines aircraft at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a near-collision between a Delta and American Air lines aircraft at John F. Kennedy International Airport, the government agency announced. A Boeing 737 operated by Delta stopped its takeoff roll about 1,000 feet away from where American Air lines Flight 106, a Boeing 777, had crossed from an adjacent runway on Friday around 8:45 p.m., according to the FAA. MORE: At least 68 dead as Yeti Airlines plane carrying 72 crashes in Nepal The Delta Flight 1943 came to a safe stop on Runway 4-Left after air traffic controllers noticed the other aircraft crossing the runway in front of the departing jetliner, the FAA said in a preliminary statement. There were 145 passengers and six crew members on Flight 1943, which was flying to Santa Domingo Airport in the Dominican Republic, Delta...