A quick peek around Twitter shows people expressing concern about the headlines, many of them asking the same question: Will it hit Earth? Fortunately, it will miss us, but there's an interesting story about how it managed to spark those fears in the first place.
As the name suggests, asteroid 2009 JF1 was first observed in 2009, but then researchers lost sight of it and weren't able to get a good idea of its orbital path and how close it might come to Earth.
Rare Fragment of Stony Asteroid Found in Lunar Soil | Planetary News
The lunar surface is covered by a layer of impact-generated regolith (soil). Other than the occasional lava flow, meteorite impact (impact gardening) is the main source of modification to the lunar surface.
Fragment #443 is an approximately 200-micrometer-sized rock fragment recovered by the Luna 16 robotic mission from the eastern part of Mare Fecunditatis. Chemical analysis of the minerals olivine and pyroxene in this fragment showed compositions (e.g.
NASA Spacecraft To Explore "Hazardous" Asteroid Apophis After Dropping Special Delivery ...
Artist illustration of the OSIRIS-APEX on a close approach to the surface of asteroid Apophis. Image Credit: Heather Roper/University of Arizona
NASA's OSIRIS-REx is on its way back to Earth to deliver its precious cargo, soil from asteroid Bennu . But after the spacecraft delivers the capsule, it has a new mission: Exploring asteroid Apophis, a hazardous Near-Earth Object.
Planetary science decadal survey prioritizes UArizona-led planetary defense mission | University ...
An asteroid defense mission led by a University of Arizona planetary scientist is among the projects prioritized by a new decadal survey from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Specifically, the newly released planetary science decadal survey recommends NASA fully support the development, timely launch and subsequent operation of NEO Surveyor , a dedicated, space-based mid-infrared survey designed to discover and measure asteroids and comets that could pose an ...
Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks this week! Here's how to watch the show. | Space
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower may generate as many as 50 shooting stars an hour during its peak on Thursday (May 5), weather permitting.
The meteor shower is of medium brightness, meaning that darker skies will produce more visible meteors. The best views will happen before dawn, according to Bill Cooke , who leads NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office.
Sky This Month: May 2022 | Astronomy.com
A total eclipse of the Moon greets observers of the sky this month. It’s perfectly timed for the evening of May 15 across the U.S. and the early morning hours of May 16 in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Mercury shines at magnitude 0.5 on May 1, hanging 11° high in the western sky 45 minutes after sunset. The Pleiades (M45) linger nearby and become visible as twilight fades.
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Pieces of 'fireball' meteor that exploded over Mississippi are being found, NASA says | ...
The Moon May Have Been Covertly Siphoning Earth's Water For Billions of Years
There are water molecules and ice up on the Moon , so how did they get there? Asteroid and comet collisions are likely to have produced some of it, but a new study suggests another source of lunar water: the Earth's atmosphere.
Hydrogen and oxygen ions escaping from our planet's upper atmosphere and then combining on the Moon could have created as much as 3,500 cubic kilometers (840 cubic miles) of surface permafrost or subsurface liquid water, scientists say.
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