A space rock that is potentially as big as the Washington Monument is due to pass by the Earth this weekend.
Asteroid 2008 GO20 is due to make a close approach to Earth on Sunday July 25 at about 1:50 p.m. EDT. It is being tracked by NASA 's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS).
Stadium-sized asteroid to fly past Earth on July 24
The size of the asteroid is about 220 metres in diameter, is to pass at a distance of 4.7 million kilometres from Earth Asteroid 2008Go20 won't come any closer than 2,605,509 miles, but Nasa has classified it as Near-Earth Object by Nasa due to its close approach with Earth
A giant asteroid is heading towards the Earth: All you need to know
A giant asteroid, 2008 GO20 flew past earth on June 20, 2008. The asteroid is expected to fly past Earth once again on July 25, 2034. Here's everything you need to know about the asteroid heading towards us.
2008 GO20, a large asteroid is expected to pass by earth on July 25. This near-earth asteroid is estimated to be larger than a football field. The asteroid is twice the size of Big Ben. As per NASA's reports, 2008 GO20 will whiz past the planet at a speed of 8.2 kmph.
Tsunami-induced Megaripples Found From Asteroid Collision That Wiped Out Dinosaurs
According to the scientists, these layers in the marine rocks could not have been caused by usualcurrents. Moreover, their orientation matches the direction of tsunami waves produced from the asteroid impact.
Geologists believe that the reason these megaripples are preserved even after millions of years is that they formed below the region where storm waves could cause erosion. Moreover, they were later buried by deep water shales, sedimentary rocks that form in slow-moving water.
OU to study asteroid samples which could hold secret to formation of solar system | ITV News
Samples collected by a Japanese space probe from the surface of an asteroid 180 million miles from earth are to be studied by scientists from the Open University.
The samples were collected from Ryugu asteroid in 2018 by a probe launched by the Japanese Space Agency, JAXA.
Amy Mainzer and a New Asteroid-Hunting Space… | The Planetary Society
Professor in the Lunar and Planetary Lab at the University of Arizona, Principal Investigator for the NEOWISE mission, and leads the NEO Surveyor project
We may finally get the powerful telescope we've needed to find almost all of the near-Earth objects that are big enough to destroy a city. University of Arizona professor Amy Mainzer leads the NEO Surveyor project. She returns to Planetary Radio with the full story.
Gigantic asteroid '2008 GO20' nears Earth, likely to pass on July 25 | India News | Zee News
"This asteroid has visited earth at a much closer distance of 19 lakh km and 29 lakh km in 1935 and 1977 respectively. At that time, it flew away and never came towards the earth," said Dr Pattnaik.
As per Dr Pattnaik, '2008 G20' will be closest to the earth on July 25, 2021 at 11.21 pm as per Indian Standard Time (IST). He also revealed that the gigantic asteroid is estimated to be 97m in width and 230 meter in length which will be around the size of four football fields put together.
Richard Stride Commentary: Considering Aliens, Asteroids and Space Junk — Oh My!
I have always been fascinated by space, the universe and what really exists “out there.”
I concluded that although we know a lot about what’s out there, we also realize we know very, very little.
The fact of the matter is, there is just too much, way too much stuff we don’t understand.
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