Scientists watching the skies for asteroids that may threaten Earth have hit a new milestone, spotting the 10,000th sizable space rock that circles the sun near Earth's orbit.
The detection comes as part of NASA's ongoing planetary defense work, which discovers and monitors space rocks in the inner solar system to assure that no large asteroid is on course to impact Earth.
An Asteroid has Been Discovered With Three Moons! - Universe Today
Planets aren't the only celestial objects with moons – asteroids can have them too. They are usually other, smaller asteroids in orbit around a larger central one. Now, a team of Thai and French astronomers found an asteroid system with three satellites.
Their designations reflect the year they were first observed, which shows that S/2014(130) 2 sat unobserved in a dataset for over seven years.
Insignificant asteroid still something to ponder, Jesuit says
A rock nearly five billion kilometres from Earth circling the Sun in a long ellipse once every 300 years might not be breaking news, but Jesuit astronomer Fr. Richard Boyle believes it's worth thinking about.
Boyle discovered this particular Trans Neptunian Object in December using the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope on Mount Graham in Arizona. His images and data were then analyzed by Lithuanian astrophysicist Kazimieras Cernis of Vilnius University. The object is romantically named "2021 XD7.
What if… an Asteroid Was Headed For Earth? | by KD Writes | Feb, 2022 | DataDrivenInvestor
D on't Look Up is a satirical Netflix drama about what would hypothetically happen if an asteroid was headed for earth. Watching the movie, made me wonder… what if an asteroid really was heading our way? Would we really only know 6 months prior to the event?
After the movie, I fell deep into a hole researching this topic all night and thought I'd share some insights with my readers.
Psyche Isn't Pure Iron Asteroid, New Research Suggests | Sci-News.com
An artist's concept of the asteroid Psyche, which lies in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / ASU.
Psyche, a metal asteroid about 226 km (140 miles) in diameter, is one of the most intriguing targets in the main asteroid belt.
Asteroids, Hubble rival, and Moon base: China sets out space agenda
China has had a bumper few years in space exploration, and its ambitions are about to get bolder.
Chang'e-7, set to launch in 2024, will carry out a detailed survey of the Moon's south pole, including mapping the distribution of ice in its shadowy craters. Chang'e-6 will follow, aiming to bring back polar soil samples.
‘It was like an asteroid hit’: How a baseball writer reinvented himself after his
The Planetary Society awards their largest-ever grant to amateur asteroid hunting community - EIN
Fabrizio Bernardi, Maura Tombelli and their Gr.A.M. (Gruppo Astrofili Montelupo) colleagues pose at the Beppe Forti Observatory in Italy. Image: Gruppo Astrofili Montelupo
The group SONEAR (Southern Observatory for Near Earth Asteroids Research) in Brazil. From left: Cristóvão Jacques, Eduardo Pimentel, João Ribeiro de Barros. Image: SONEAR
'Space Force' Season 2 Ending Explained: No, the Show Is Not Setting Up 'Don't Look Up'
Space Force Season 2 launched on Netflix on Friday, February 18, and it ended with a rather shocking reveal.
The show, co-created by Greg Daniels and Steve Carell, follows the escapades of the United States Space Force in a workplace comedy that explores everything from botched missions to the moon to the tense diplomatic relationship between the U.S. and China.
Scientists spot 10,000th medium near-Earth asteroid in planetary defense milestone https://t.co/yXRrjKEOsz https://t.co/12ogGjgo2z SPACEdotcom (from NYC) Thu Feb 17 12:15:08 +0000 2022
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