On Friday, April 13, 2029, Earth will experience a dramatic close encounter with the asteroid 99942 Apophis. The 1,120 feet (340-meter) wide object will pass within just 19,000 miles (31,000 km) of our home planet — a distance that brings it closer than most geostationary satellites.
EarthSky | Asteroid 2021 SG came from the sun's direction
New-found asteroid 2021 SG is some four times larger than the 17-meter (18-yard) space rock that disintegrated over Chelyabinsk, Russia, on February 15, 2013. The Chelyabinsk meteor created a shock wave that broke windows in six Russian cities.
An analysis of its orbit indicates that asteroid 2021 SG was closest to Earth on September 16 at 20:28 UTC (4:28 p.m. ET).
NASA updates the odds of asteroid Bennu hitting Earth - Big Think
NASA has just updated its predictions about the possibility of the asteroid Bennu slamming into Earth, even going so far as to pinpoint the exact date an impact is most probable: September 24, 2182.
The background: Our solar system contains more than a million asteroids, and most are tiny and highly unlikely to come anywhere near Earth.
Asteroid about 3 times size of Statue of Liberty to pass Earth on 1st day of fall |
( WJW ) – A large asteroid will reportedly zip past Earth on Wednesday afternoon during the autumnal equinox , which ushers in the fall season.
The asteroid, known as "2021 NY1," is being tracked by NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). NASA says it knows about the “vast majority” of larger asteroids and none pose a threat, though the space agency says it’s “always on the lookout.”
Sodium may make asteroid Phaethon fizzle | Astronomy.com
The Geminid meteor shower is best known for the reliable show it puts on during the winter holiday season. But the event is also unique because it stems not from a comet but from an asteroid: 3200 Phaethon.
Phaethon’s true nature has puzzled astronomers for over 10 years, ever since they discovered that it brightens dramatically and expels dust when it nears the Sun.
Jupiter hit by asteroid: Caught on camera by young Brazilian Astronomer
Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, got battered again as a Brazilian observer Jose Luis Pereira captured a space rock diving into the clouds of the massive planet on September 13.
As per Space.com 's report, Pereira memorialised the impact in his camera as he captured a bright flash around the massive Jupiter. Fortunately enough, he had set up his equipment to shoot and make videos of his favourite planet which he had planned to send to the DeTeCt program.
Stunning Image Shows Moon Crater Caused by Asteroid Impact 108 Million Years Ago
Astronomers have captured a high-resolution image of one of the moon's youngest craters, using new radar technology.
The image of the 53-mile-wide Tycho crater was taken using the Green Bank Telescope at the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia. It is the highest-resolution picture of the crater ever captured from Earth's surface.
Meteor showers and shooting stars: Formation, facts and discovery | Space
Meteor showers occur when dust or particles from asteroids or comets enter Earth's atmosphere at very high speed. When they hit the atmosphere, meteors rub against air particles and create friction, heating the meteors. The heat vaporizes most meteors, creating what we call shooting stars.
Asteroid Annihilated City, Possibly Inspiring Biblical Story of Sodom
New research suggests that fire from the sky in the form of a small asteroid annihilated an ancient city near the Dead Sea now called Tall el-Hammam, in the biblical city of Sodom in the Jordan Valley 3,600 years ago.
As the inhabitants of an ancient Middle Eastern city now called Tall el-Hammam went about their daily business one day about 3,600 years ago, they had no idea an unseen, icy space rock was speeding toward them at about 38,000 mph (61,000 kph).
Psyche Mission: NASA is building an electric spacecraft to reach the asteroid belt between Mars
Happening on Twitter
Apophis: The asteroid we thought might hit us https://t.co/rbXaLj7l3A https://t.co/93y0pHS26t SPACEdotcom (from NYC) Wed Sep 22 20:17:09 +0000 2021
Earth will be visited by several asteroids over the Fall Equinox, including one traveling at 27 times the speed of… https://t.co/guiPix4gKS Newsweek (from New York, NY) Tue Sep 21 10:56:38 +0000 2021
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