An asteroid that could measure more than 1,200 feet across—as tall as the Empire State Building—is set to fly safely past Earth later this week after being discovered just a few days ago.
The space rock, dubbed 2022 OE2, will make a close approach to our planet on Wednesday, figures from NASA 's Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) database show.
Her hyper-realistic computer models protect us from asteroids | Digital Trends
To be clear, Raducan isn't building models of what would happen in the event that an asteroid collided with Earth.
For now, the idea of having something like this as a precautionary measure is still in the future. When it happens though (and it's likely a "when" rather than an "if"), Raducan's work may prove invaluable.
China to use the Moon to destroy incoming dangerous asteroids; check strange plan | Tech News
What if asteroids deviate from their usual path and directly strike Earth at lightning speed? Will it wipe out a city or will it be the end of the planet? The concerns around these giant space rocks keep the scientists working to detect the potential risk from the upcoming asteroid.
Wu Weiren, chief designer of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, mentioned in a study published in the Chinese peer-reviewed journal Scientia Sinica Information that the new project includes arranging three guardian satellites carrying loads of fuel and kinetic weapons into the moon's orbit ...
Strange! Sun rises every 4.3 hours on asteroid Bennu, says NASA | Tech News
Since NASA had launched the OSIRIS-REx mission, the asteroid-study and sample-return mission on the surface of the asteroid Bennu, it always left scientists and everyone else surprised with new findings. Now, a recent finding revealed a strange secret about the asteroid Bennu.
Isn't it too long? Well, this huge timeframe might sound slow, but senior scientist Marco Delbo says, "we thought surface regeneration on asteroids took a few millions of years. We were surprised to learn that the aging and weathering process on asteroids happens so quickly, geologically speaking.
Modeling reveals how dwarf planet Ceres powers unexpected geologic activity -- ScienceDaily
For a long time, our view of Ceres was fuzzy, said Scott King, a geoscientist in the Virginia Tech College of Science.
Then, in 2015, the hazy orb that was Ceres came into view. That view was stunning to scientists such as King. Data and images collected by NASA's Dawn mission gave a clearer picture of the surface, including its composition and structures, which revealed unexpected geologic activity.
Perseid meteor shower is active starting August; When will it peak and how to spot it?
The Perseid meteor shower, which is the best annual meteor shower, has turned active and will peak later this month. According to NASA, the Perseids start around July 15 every year but get significantly active starting in August and peak around day 13th of this month.
As for the Perseids, these meteors were first confirmed to belong to the 109P/Swift-Tuttle by Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli in 1865. According to NASA, the Swift-Tuttle takes 133 years to complete one orbit around the Sun and last visited the inner solar system in 1992.
Why NASA Sometimes Shows the Movie 'Armageddon' as Part of Training
Michael Bay is not a director who is known for making realistic movies . One of his most unrealistic movies could be Armageddon , which sees a group of drillers going to space to stop a gargantuan asteroid.
Armageddon is a 1998 disaster film directed by Michael Bay and starring Bruce Willis , Ben Affleck, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Owen Wilson, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Steve Buscemi.
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Oldest Known Volcanic Rock Predates Earth's Formation
In the early phases of our solar system's formation, volcanic activity shapes the surface of an ... [+] asteroid.
With its greenish-brownish color, Erg Chech 002 (EC 002) might not appear extraordinary at first glance, but it is the oldest known volcanic rock on Earth and in our solar system.
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