It has since been confirmed that 2022 AE1 will not impact Earth and has been removed from ESA's risk list. So, what's the story behind the excitement, and how can we trust this seemingly "meandering" impact risk?
"In January this year, we became aware of an asteroid with the highest ranking on the Palermo scale that we've seen in more than a decade, reaching -1.5," explains Marco Micheli, astronomer at ESA's NEOCC.
The 'Iron Giant' Asteroid Worth More Than Our Global Economy May Have An Explosive Secret Say
It's one of the theories being proposed to explain why the object, which measures 140 miles/226 kilometers in diameter and orbits the Sun in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, shines so brightly.
NASA will send its Psyche spacecraft to 16 Psyche later this year. It will arrive in 2026 and go into orbit in an effort to characterize the strange object.
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'Potentially hazardous' asteroid to pass Earth next week; should you be worried?
NASA Asteroid Warning: Burj Khalifa-Sized Asteroid Passes by Earth in March, Categorized as
A "potentially hazardous" asteroid is passing by Earth next week. Many astronomers are pointing their telescopes in the asteroid's direction in hopes of recording the event.
The space rock is estimated to fly by more than 3 million miles away from Earth, which is approximately 12 times farther than the Moon. This means the asteroid will pose no danger to the planet as it passes by from a relatively safe distance.
Space Force Season 3 Theory: Erin Will Save The World
Space Force season 3 could end with Erin Naird (Diana Silvers) saving the world from getting destroyed by a giant asteroid.
Space Force season 2 ended on a bittersweet note, not just for Erin and Space Force, but for the entire planet.
Space Force season 3 will determine whether or not the crew will be up to the challenge, and the evidence suggests that Erin will be instrumental to their efforts.
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Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Understanding the Implications of a Potential War From an Environmental Perspective
After invading Ukraine, the Russian forces moved rapidly to occupy the Chernobyl nuclear facility, prompting warnings from Ukrainian officials about the possibility of an "ecological disaster" similar to the one that occurred there nearly forty years ago.
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