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4 ημέρες πριν · When the 2 large asteroids passed Earth in late June, 1 was hiding a secret. NASA images revealed that asteroid 2011 UL21 (top circle) has a tiny moon (bottom circle) as a companion.
24 Ιουν 2024 · Back on Earth, ESA is developing a network of insect-inspired Flyeye telescopes that will use their uniquely wide field of view to automatically scan the entire sky every night on the hunt for new potentially hazardous asteroids. Our future NEOMIR satellite will be located between Earth and the Sun. It will use infrared light to spot asteroids ...
5 ημέρες πριν · The Deep Space Network’s Goldstone planetary radar had a busy few days observing asteroids 2024 MK and 2011 UL21 as they safely passed Earth. Scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California recently tracked two asteroids as they flew by our planet.
26 Μαρ 2021 · The near-Earth object was thought to pose a slight risk of impacting Earth in 2068, but now radar observations have ruled that out. After its discovery in 2004, asteroid 99942 Apophis had been identified as one of the most hazardous asteroids that could impact Earth.
Apophis is about 1,100 feet (340 meters) in width. It’s expected to safely pass close to Earth – within 19,794 miles (31,860 kilometers) from our planet’s surface – on April 13, 2029. This will be the closest approach to Earth by an asteroid of this size that scientists have known about in advance.
27 Ιουν 2024 · 2024 MK is large for a near-Earth object (NEO) and will pass within 290,000 km (180,000 miles) of Earth’s surface – roughly 75% of the distance between Earth and the Moon. Asteroid 2024 MK will fly past Earth on June 29 at approximately 13:45 UTC (15:45 CEST).
24 Ιουν 2024 · The asteroid will fly past Earth on 29 June during the height of this year's Asteroid Day activities. 2024 MK is large for a near-Earth object (NEO) and will pass within 290 000 km of...
