[ad_1] Hayabusa2 will have traveled 5.25 billion kilometers when it drops asteroid samples on South Australia. Image: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency / Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt Samples from a 4.5 billion-year-old asteroid, collected by a Japanese spacecraft in two extraordinary landing maneuvers, are about to land in the …
Read More »Asteroid the size of Burj Khalifa that will pass close to Earth on November 29th
[ad_1] Asteroid the size of Burj Khalifa that will pass over Earth on November 29 – Sentinelassam Superior X Start typing your search above and hit Enter to search. We use cookies for analysis, advertising and to improve our site. You agree to our use of cookies by continuing to …
Read More »Asteroid 2000 WO107 will not hit Earth, but will pass on November 29 – Technology News, Firstpost
[ad_1] FP trendNovember 27 2020 16:54:54 IST An asteroid more than 800 meters high and more than 500 meters wide is set to pass the Earth on November 29 at a speed of 90,000 km / h. Asteroid 2000 WO107 is as tall as Burj Khalifa in Dubai and is …
Read More »Bad astronomy | 2020 SO may not be an asteroid but a Centaur rocket from a mission to the moon in 1966
[ad_1] Astronomers have discovered a small object in space that will pass close to Earth on December 1, 2020 with the small margin of only 50,000 km. Not only that, but the gravity of our planet will change its trajectory so much that it will become a temporary moon of …
Read More »Bad astronomy | Asteroid 2020 VT4 passed 400 km from Earth on November 13, 2020
[ad_1] Well, damn it: on Friday (November 13, 2020), a small asteroid passed so close to Earth that it was just above our atmosphere – it came within 400 kilometers (240 miles) of the Earth’s surface! It is inferior to most satellites, even those in low orbit. Yegads! The good …
Read More »Scientists recalculate asteroid Apophis is accelerating, could hit Earth in 2068- Technology News, Firstpost
[ad_1] FP trend12 November 2020 10:00:47 Near-Earth asteroid Apophis rose to prominence after its discovery in 2004, as initial calculations of its orbit indicated there was a 2.7% chance it would collide with Earth during a close flyby in 2029. Although advanced calculations ruled out the impact scenario, it now …
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