Tag: Asteroid
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NEOs can periodically approach close to Earth as they circle the sun.
The threatening huge asteroid is expected to fly past Earth on Thursday, May 5 at a speed of 37,400 kilometres per hour, as per the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The asteroid 418135 (2008 AG33) seems to have an average diameter of 350 to 780 meters, according to NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies…
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A Mount Everest-Sized Asteroid Is Speeding Towards Earth; WATCH OUT!
A massive asteroid, the size of Mount Everest, that shook the Earth in 1989 will return for a much closer look at the end of May. Eleanor Helin observed the asteroid 1989 JA on May 1, 1989, at Palomar Observatory. The 1989 JA passed close to Earth but was not deemed dangerous at the time.…
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Researchers Uncover First Quadruple System Asteroid In The Solar System With Three Companion Moons
Science enthusiasts and researchers are always on the lookout for asteroids, which are a special component of our solar system. The first-ever quadruple asteroid system has been identified in a study published under The Astrophysical Journal Letters. The Spectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet research instrument catalysed the identification of the same. (SPHERE). Three's a crowd? This Picture of the…
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‘Potentially Hazardous’ Asteroid Heading Towards Earth, NASA Releases Warning
As three massive airplane-sized asteroids are expected to fly past Earth today, NASA has issued a warning regarding another potentially hazardous asteroid approaching soon. The ones passing Earth today are reported to be at a safe distance, but the one passing us next week, 1994 WR12, is said to be bigger than a football field…