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190-foot asteroid rushing towards Earth rapidly; NASA needs your help to track space rocks!
19Jul By adminNo Comments
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190-foot asteroid rushing towards Earth rapidly; NASA needs your help to track space rocks!

[ad_1] If you're a budding astronomer and asteroid hunter, then you can help NASA discover and track asteroids in space! NASA's new Daily Minor Planet Project allows astronomers and skywatchers to help discover new asteroids and track them in data sets. To capture asteroids, the Daily Minor Project uses the NASA-funded, University of Arizona-based Catalina Sky Survey which captures nearly 1000 images every night. Due to this volume, NASA scientists fall short of personnel to study these images.NASA says, “You'll decide if the specks of light in the images look like genuine celestial bodies or, instead, are false detections resulting from inconveniently timed "twinkles" of the star-studded background.” After looking at the image, you just have to click on a yes or a no button and add a c...
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150-foot asteroid racing towards Earth at breakneck speed; close approach today
11Jul By adminNo Comments
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150-foot asteroid racing towards Earth at breakneck speed; close approach today

[ad_1] NASA keeps an eye on asteroids, comets, and other Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) for potential close approaches that could threaten Earth. The space agency has issued a warning against an asteroid that will come extremely close to Earth today, June 11. As per the details, the asteroid, given the designation Asteroid 2023 MD2, will pass Earth at a distance of approximately 2.1 million kilometers. While this asteroid is not a planet killer, it is still huge, with an estimated width of 150 feet. That makes it almost as big as an aircraft! Not only will the asteroid pass Earth closely, but it is also hurtling towards us at blistering speed. NASA has revealed that Asteroid 2023 MD2 is approaching Earth at a breakneck speed of 30362 kilometers per hour. Other detailsThis space rock belongs...
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Amor group asteroid hurtling towards Earth for close encounter today!
16Jun By adminNo Comments
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Amor group asteroid hurtling towards Earth for close encounter today!

[ad_1] NASA has issued an alert about an asteroid that is expected to make its closest approach to Earth soon. The asteroid, given the designation of Asteroid 2023 HL, will pass Earth closely today, June 16, at a distance of 5.1 million kilometers from the planet. While this asteroid is not massive, it is approximately the size of a house, with a width of 45 feet, according to NASA.But unlike other asteroids which pass the planet at fearsome speeds, Asteroid 2023 HL is moving towards slowly and steadily, at a pace of 3730 kilometers per hour. Other detailsNASA has also revealed that this space rock belongs to the Amor group of Near-Earth Asteroids which are Earth-approaching near-Earth asteroids with orbits exterior to Earth but interior to Mars', named after asteroid 1221 Amor, which w...
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NASA satellites track Asteroid 2023 KS2 heading towards Earth! Close approach today
2Jun By adminNo Comments
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NASA satellites track Asteroid 2023 KS2 heading towards Earth! Close approach today

[ad_1] Asteroids are ancient space rocks left over from the early formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago. While these space rocks come close to Earth very often, do you know how they are named? According to ESA, the process of assigning a provisional designation to an asteroid begins when a single observer detects it on two consecutive nights and then sends the findings to the Minor Planet Centre of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). The IAU assigns a provisional designation, which typically consists of a serial number like "2023 KT1".The provisional designation includes the year of the asteroid's discovery, followed by two letters that indicate the order of its discovery during that year. Now, another closely observed asteroid is expected to make its closest...
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NASA Alert! A massive asteroid is rapidly approaching Earth
21May By adminNo Comments
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NASA Alert! A massive asteroid is rapidly approaching Earth

[ad_1] NASA has issued an alert about a massive asteroid that will come close to Earth later this month. The asteroid, known as 2023 CL3, is estimated to be around 656 feet wide. NASA has included it in the “Earth Close Approaches list”, which keeps track of space asteroids that need to be monitored. This particular asteroid is more than twice the size of the Statue of Liberty.The Statue of Liberty, a famous landmark in New York, stands at a height of 305 feet when you consider the base and 151 feet when you only include the female figure. If an asteroid of that size were to collide with Earth, it could cause significant damage. That's why space agencies consider any asteroid larger than a certain size that comes within 4.65 million miles of Earth as "potentially hazardous." Asteroid 20...
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NASA telescopes track asteroid speeding towards Earth! Know speed and how close it will get
17May By adminNo Comments
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NASA telescopes track asteroid speeding towards Earth! Know speed and how close it will get

[ad_1] Want to seek out asteroids in space and help NASA keep track of them? NASA has a new Daily Minor Planet Project live, through which, astronomers and skywatchers can help the space agency discover new asteroids and track them in new data sets. But why do we need to track them? According to NASA, some of these ancient space rocks present a potential threat of collision with Earth while others can be helpful in discovering secrets of space. Although asteroids are located far away in space, mainly in the asteroid belt, they often make close approaches to Earth, passing the planet at close distances.NASA has now issued an alert about an asteroid that is set to make its closest approach to Earth today. Asteroid 2023 JC3 detailsNASA, with the help of its advanced tech instruments such a...
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Asteroid 2023 GV1 set for close approach! NASA reveals speed, distance and more
19Apr By adminNo Comments
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Asteroid 2023 GV1 set for close approach! NASA reveals speed, distance and more

[ad_1] NASA has revealed that as many as 5 asteroids made close approaches with Earth yesterday. Although these space rocks pass Earth at a relatively safe distance without causing any harm, there is no guarantee that no asteroid will ever strike Earth. If history has taught us anything, nothing in life is certain. That turned out to be true especially for people of Russia as an asteroid strike on Earth was reported in the city of Chelyabinsk on February 15, 2013. It recorded a 59 feet wide asteroid exploding over the city which left nearly 8000 buildings damaged and over 1000 people injured.NASA has warned that an asteroid is on its way today and although it is not expected to be a planet-killing asteroid, it can still cause major damage if it impacts, just like it did in Chelyabinsk. ...
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Asteroid warning on Valentine’s Day! 110-foot asteroid to make dangerous flyby
14Feb By adminNo Comments
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Asteroid warning on Valentine’s Day! 110-foot asteroid to make dangerous flyby

[ad_1] As many as 5 asteroids are set to pass by Earth extremely closely today, NASA has warned. As these space rocks revolve around the Sun in their elliptical orbits, the asteroids also rotate, sometimes quite erratically, tumbling as they go. Colossal asteroids have been responsible for some of the biggest events in history. From the Chelyabinsk disaster that caused damages worth millions and many casualties to the asteroid which caused the extinction of dinosaurs nearly 65 million of years ago, asteroids have impacted lives whenever they have crashed on Earth.NASA has warned that an asteroid is on its way today and although it is not expected to be a planet-killing asteroid, it can still cause major damage if it impacts. Here are the details, as per NASA. Asteroid 2023 CP detailsAn...
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58-foot asteroid dashing towards Earth, NASA reveals
30Jan By adminNo Comments
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58-foot asteroid dashing towards Earth, NASA reveals

[ad_1] A 58-foot asteroid could make a close trip to Earth today and NASA has revealed the asteroid’s key details. Earth witnessed countless asteroid flybys last year and the first month of 2023 has continued the trend with as many as 4 asteroids passing by Earth yesterday alone. Although none of these 4 space rocks were expected to impact Earth's surface, their close approaches serve as a reminder of the potential danger that asteroids can pose to our planet. That is why agencies like NASA, ESA and others continue to keep an eye on these Near-Earth Objects which have the potential to cause major destruction on Earth if they ever impacted.With the help of its advanced tech, NASA has now revealed that another asteroid is on its way and although it is not a planet-killer, it will pass b...
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NASA warns of aircraft-sized asteroid set to pass Earth today
3Jan By adminNo Comments
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NASA warns of aircraft-sized asteroid set to pass Earth today

[ad_1] A huge aircraft-sized asteroid could make a close visit to Earth today, as per information revealed by NASA. Check out the details here. Despite almost 5 asteroids passing by Earth extremely closely yesterday, none of them came close enough to impact the surface. As these space rocks revolve around the Sun in their elliptical orbits, they also rotate, sometimes quite erratically, tumbling as they go, according to NASA. Colossal asteroids have been responsible for some of the biggest events in history. From the Chelyabinsk disaster that caused many casualties and damages worth millions to the one which caused the extinction of dinosaurs nearly 65 million of years ago, whenever asteroids have crashed on Earth, they have impacted lives and changed Earth forever.Now, NASA has warne...
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