‘Potentially Hazardous’ Asteroid 3200 Phaethon to Make ‘Close’ Earth Pass Tomorrow
Just days after the Geminid meteor shower, the asteroid from which it comes, 3200 Phaethon, will pass close to Earth. What is it? Asteroid 3200 Phaethon, discovered in 1983, is named for its close proximity. Phaethon was a Greek mythology figure who almost burned Earth because he drove a chariot of fire too close. The asteroid is best known for being … Continue reading
So Far No Alien ‘Signals’ Detected on Strange Interstellar Asteroid Oumuamua
I’m sure everyone wants to know if there has been any update as to whether the scanning of space object named Oumuamua has turned up anything. It seems for the time being there is nothing but they are still continuing to scan as the object continues to head out of our solar system. I had a couple of thoughts pertaining … Continue reading
2017 VL2: Another Asteroid No One Saw Coming, Discovered AFTER Narrowly Missing Earth
An asteroid the size of a whale narrowly missed Earth recently, and no one saw it until we would’ve been in its rear-view mirror. 2017 VL2 could have obliterated the Auckland CBD, but instead it whizzed by only 117,500km away – between here and the moon. It was travelling at 8.7km per second. According to Purdue University’s Impact Earth calculator, … Continue reading
Very Large ‘Asteroid 3200 Phaeton’ With Unusual Orbit Approaching Earth
The astronomer community at Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University used its own Astro-Model simulation environment to produce a virtual image of object 3200 Phaethon approaching the Earth, plus the expected Geminids meteor shower. December 17, 2017 will see an interesting astronomic event in the form of object 3200 Phaethon approaching our planet. This is a fairly large asteroid nearly 5 … Continue reading
First Recorded Interstellar Asteroid ‘Oumuamua Looks Like Nothing Observed Before
For the first time ever astronomers have studied an asteroid that has entered the Solar System from interstellar space. Observations from ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile and other observatories around the world show that this unique object was traveling through space for millions of years before its chance encounter with our star system. It appears to be a dark, … Continue reading
There is a Faint Spec of Light Following Earth, But What is it?
In 2016, astronomers discovered an object loosely circling Earth. Named “2016 HO3,” the faint speck of light travels around the sun alongside our planet, always at least 38 times as far away as the Moon. What is it? Astronomers at the University of Arizona recently used the Large Binocular Telescope on Mount Graham to learn more about 2016 HO3, and … Continue reading
NASA Spacecraft Camera Captures Possible Ancient Alien Technology on Asteroid Eros
Eros is an elongated peanut-shaped asteroid and the first discovered and second-largest near-Earth object with a mean-diameter of approximately 16.8 kilometers and named after the Greek God of Love, Eros. Eros was one of the first asteroids visited by a spacecraft, the first one orbited, and the first one soft-landed on. NASA spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker visited Eros first with a … Continue reading
Devastating 11th Century Tsunami In Britain Was Likely Caused By An Asteroid Impact
A devastating tsunami caused by an asteroid impact in the Atlantic may have swept across the west coast of Britain in the 11th century, scientists believe. The disaster is said to have submerged large numbers of villages and was mentioned in 1014 AD in the Anglo Saxon Chronicles, but there are doubts over whether the event really occurred. Researchers say … Continue reading
2012 TC4 to Swing by Earth, Here’s How You Can Watch Live
In addition to the information below, you can also go to the following link: https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2017/08/14/near-earth-asteroid-2012-tc4-extremely-close-encounter-online-observations-11-12-oct-2017/ where you will find a page offering more details on how to see live stream of the passing of the asteroid. Starting at 8 p.m. EDT today (Oct. 11; 0000 GMT on Oct. 12), the astronomy broadcasting service Slooh will air a webcast about the … Continue reading
Asteroid that Killed Off Dinosaurs Brought On Endless Nights, Winter Lasting Nearly 2 Years
Just think, this could happen to us any moment without warning, very sobering thought… via the independent: Dinosaurs were wiped out by an asteroid strike 66 million years ago. It is a vision of hell on Earth. The sun disappeared behind a cloud of smoke that encircled the planet, turning day into night and causing temperatures to plummet as fire … Continue reading
