Big Asteroid to Fly “Very Close” to Earth in Mid-April: NASA
A relatively large asteroid discovered nearly three years ago will pass “very close” to Earth on April 19, U.S. space agency NASA has said. The space rock, known as 2014 JO25, is estimated to be 2,000 feet (650 meters) in size. It’s expected to fly by Earth at a safe distance of about 1.1 million miles (1.8 million kilometers), or … Continue reading
If the Asteroid Doesn’t Kill You, Its Winds Will
When the big asteroid hits, will you breath a sigh of relief when you see on the news that it missed your city? Don’t. A new study found that the bite of an asteroid impact does less damage that the bark of the wind created when it hits the Earth’s atmosphere, even if it breaks up and never actually craters … Continue reading
Asteroid 2015 BN509 Is One of the Potentially Hazardous Asteroids that Could Hit Earth One Day, Says NASA
The asteroid, known as 2015 BN509, after the date of its discovery, is on a NASA list of potentially hazardous asteroids that could one day threaten the planet. It flew past Earth in January at nearly 44,000mph. The 2015 BN509 asteroid is at least 200 metres wide and 400 metres long. At that size, a direct hit could destroy a … Continue reading
Rare Uranus Trojan Asteroid Discovered
A rare Trojan asteroid of Uranus has been found, following the same orbit as the planet. Its existence implies there could be many more of these companion asteroids, and that they are more common than we thought. A Trojan asteroid orbits the sun 60 degrees ahead of or behind a planet. Jupiter and Neptune have numerous Trojans, many of which … Continue reading
The Sun May Be Busting Asteroids into Tiny Pieces
While NASA struggles to find ways to destroy asteroids and meteors before they crash into the Earth, the Sun is doing its part by ripping asteroids apart at their cosmic seams and casting their tiny pieces into the solar wind. Should NASA try bumping space objects into a tight solar orbit so they get bumped off by the Sun? Here’s … Continue reading
NASA Warns Two Asteroids OR Comets to Pass by Earth…But They’re Not Sure Which
NASA has revealed that TWO celestial objects are approaching Earth and are currently zooming through the solar system. An asteroid and potentially a comet are hurtling towards Earth Two objects are currently hurtling towards Earth’s orbit and will come close to Earth in January and February. One of the bodies is a comet known as C/2016 U1 NEOWISE, which was … Continue reading
NASA’s Near-Earth Object Hunting Mission Spots A Comet And A Body That’s Either A Comet Or An Asteroid
On Thursday, NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Survey Explorer (Neowise) mission announced the discovery of two objects — one of which is a comet while the other is a mysterious object that seems to straddle the line between a comet and an asteroid. The comet, C/2016 U1 NEOWISE, made its closest approach to Earth on Dec. 12, when it flew by … Continue reading
Asteroid With ‘Highly Uncertain Orbit’ to Skim Earth in Just FOUR DAYS
A NEWLY-discovered asteroid that is on an uncertain orbit is expected to brush past the Earth in FOUR DAYS. The asteroid called 2016 XK18 was discovered this month, and is anything from 42 to 93 metres long, meaning it could destroy a city the size of London if it struck. NASA, which is discovering around 30 new space rocks a … Continue reading
NASA: Humans Woefully Unprepared for Surprise Asteroid or Comet Strike
Large and potentially dangerous asteroids and comets are extremely rare, scientists said – ‘But on the other hand they are the extinction-level events.’ Humans are woefully unprepared for a surprise asteroid or comet, a Nasa scientist warned on Monday, at a presentation with nuclear scientists into how humans might deflect cosmic dangers hurtling toward Earth. “The biggest problem, basically, is … Continue reading
‘Earth Moved’ as Enormous Fireball Exploded over Spanish Sky [video]
Stunned observers feared explosion or earthquake as massive fireball “brighter than the moon” ripped through atmosphere at 72,000 kilometres and hour This is the moment a massive fireball described as “brighter than the moon” lit up a huge part of Spain, including the Costa del Sol. Many people thought there had been an explosion or an earthquake of a small … Continue reading
