C hances are, you haven’t yet made your plans for Valentine’s day 2046. But just in case you’re thinking about it, you may want to make sure you spend the day indoors.
That doesn’t sound like much, but 23 years is a lot of time for the rock to change its course, and since it was only spotted for the first time on Feb. 27, astronomers have a lot of additional observing to do before they can be certain of its future trajectory.
Nasa tracking asteroid that could ruin Valentine's Day in 2046 | Space | The Guardian
Asteroid known as 2023 DW is 50 metres wide and has a 1-in-607 chance of striking Earth – but not for two decades at least
Space experts predict a large asteroid could hit Earth just in time to ruin Valentine's Day – in 2046.
The 50-metre wide asteroid, known as 2023 DW, is forecast to take more than two decades to reach us, perhaps almost three.
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day 9 March 2023: Asteroid Dimorphos shot after CRASH | Tech News
Hollywood has depicted the apocalypse, with movies such as Deep Impact, Armageddon, and Don't Look Up exploring the hypothetical scenarios of global annihilation through the collision of asteroids with Earth.
Last year, NASA carried out its first ever planetary defense test by smashing a spacecraft into an approaching asteroid with the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) to alter its course.
NASA is tracking a new asteroid that has a chance of hitting Earth in about 20 years on Valentine's Day 2046. 🔗:… https://t.co/Wwi6UPum56 PopCrave Fri Mar 10 01:34:31 +0000 2023
NEW 🚨 NASA is monitoring an asteroid that could collide with Earth on Valentine's Day in 2046, CBS News reports TheInsiderPaper (from Global) Fri Mar 10 00:15:31 +0000 2023
You may have heard about asteroid #2023DW, but there's no reason for concern: Our Center for Near Earth Object Stud… https://t.co/m7YENgrcWa NASAJPL (from Pasadena, Calif.) Thu Mar 09 22:15:33 +0000 2023
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