The monster rock is estimated to be 2,030 feet in feet in diameter. It is being tracked by NASA’s Centre for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), which keeps an eye on potentially dangerous asteroids.
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Whilst it is potentially dangerous scientists say the change of the rock hitting our planet are minimal.
The exact course of asteroids is difficult to predict, but scientist think it will come within 2.7 million miles of our planet.
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Image: Suitcase-sized asteroid explorer
The CubeSat would then use its own miniaturised electric thruster to take it into deep space and rendezvous with an asteroid, which it would survey using a multispectral camera and a laser altimeter to look for resources such as hydrated minerals that could be extracted in future. Other miniaturised payloads are also being considered.
"Such a small spacecraft has never independently travelled through deep space to rendezvous with an asteroid before," comments Roger Walker, overseeing ESA's Technology Cubesats. "It will enable the cost of asteroid exploration to be reduced by an order of magnitude or more."
162082 (1998 HL1): Enormous Asteroid Larger Than World's Tallest Building Will Fly Past Earth
A gigantic asteroid that could be larger than the world's tallest building will zoom safely past our planet this week, according to NASA.
Data from the space agency's Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) shows that the enormous object—known as 162082 (1998 HL1)—will make its closest approach to our planet on Friday, October 25 at 1:21 p.m. EDT.
At this point, the space rock will be around 0.04155 astronomical units, or 3,862,313 miles, from Earth—roughly equivalent to 16 times the distance between the Earth and the moon. While this may seem very far away, in terms of our solar system it is actually relatively close—although there is no chance that 1998 HL1 will collide with our planet.
Asteroid tsunami: Why 40,000mph Pacific Ocean-bound rock could 'devastate US coast' | Science |
She put forward a theory in her 2018 book “Catching Stardust,” where she questioned what would happen if a huge rock smashed into an open space of water.
“It wouldn’t just be humans that would be affected, of course, but many other Earth species, too.
“A comet or asteroid impacting one of Earth’s oceans would result in huge tsunamis that could utterly devastate surrounding coastal regions.
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481394 (2006 SF6): Enormous 2,000-foot-wide Asteroid to Speed Past Earth at 18,000 Miles Per Hour
An enormous asteroid is set to sail past Earth later on this month, NASA data shows. The space rock—known as 481394 (2006 SF6)—will make a close approach to our planet on November 20 when it will come within 0.02886 astronomical units (around 2.7 million miles) of us at 7:01 pm EDT.
This is about 11 times the distance between the Earth and the Moon, according to NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies .
The asteroid is thought to measure between 919 and 2,034 feet in diameter. This potentially makes it larger than the Sears Tower in Chicago, which stands at a height of 1,729 feet.
Small asteroid paid a heavy price for almost striking Earth Thursday | Space | EarthSky
Earth’s gravity bent the trajectory of asteroid C0PPEV1 – also known as 2019 UN13 – as it swept only 3,852 miles (6,200 km) above Africa. As a result, its farthest point from the sun has now shifted out to the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars.
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UPDATE: The Center for Near-Earth Object Studies ( CNEOS ) has now added a size estimate for this object: 1 to 2.2 meters. If it had come closer, and entered our atmosphere, it would likely have vaporized due to friction with the air.
This Is The Biggest Asteroid That Could Hit Earth Warns NASA Impact System
NASA's impact monitoring system has detected the largest and most dangerous asteroid that could hit Earth. If this asteroid collides with Earth, it could cause a partial extinction event on the planet.
The dangerous asteroid has been identified by NASA as 29075 (1950 DA) . This asteroid is currently being tracked by Sentry , which is NASA's automated asteroid impact monitoring system. With an estimated diameter of around 4,300 feet, 29075 (1950 DA) is currently the largest asteroid in Sentry's list that has a chance of hitting Earth.
This is the weapon NASA will use to fight Earth-ending asteroids - We Are The Mighty - Americas
The "Cradle," as it is called, is out to target any near-Earth object that might get too close. And the first test could come in 2029.
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On Friday, Apr. 13, 2029, the 1,100-foot asteroid Apophis is going to pass just 19,000 miles away from the Earth. That may not seem very close, but in terms of space stuff, that's a hair's breadth away, uncomfortably close. Scientists are pretty sure it won't hit Earth, but it will be close enough to knock out some satellites. What the close call does bring into question is this: what if there are other near-Earth objects out there that definitely will hit Earth?
Happening on Twitter
Asteroid en route to Earth today https://t.co/tjOrMFzv2Q RT_com Fri Nov 08 18:51:20 +0000 2019
'Humanity can very easily learn how to save lives when a destructive asteroid appears' - #Apollo9 astronaut to RT https://t.co/fvFcuqNTvb RT_com Sat Nov 09 03:40:00 +0000 2019
An ancient Mars tsunami may have swept across the Red Planet some 3 billion years ago, following an asteroid impact. https://t.co/vkjuPDcAf6 AstronomyMag (from Our tiny corner of the cosmos) Sat Nov 09 04:00:26 +0000 2019
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