This 1964 photo shows the Centaur upper-stage rocket. Space object object 2020 SO could be one of them.
NASA
The moon should not be envied too much. Right now Earth has another satellite, but that is only a temporary rub. The true identity of the object object, named 2020 SO, is still a lingering question, but when you get close to Earth you can see it on Monday, Nov. 30 at. The Virtual Telescope project will livestream Flyby.
Earth’s gravitational pull captured the object in our planet’s orbit earlier this month, making 2020 a kind of mini-moon.
In general, we will Expect an object like this to be a planet, And there is plenty of it flying around in space. But 2020 SO could get more earthly recognition. The 2020 orbit around the Sun – which is similar to Earth – has convinced researchers that it is probably not a rock, But really it’s space junk From a NASA mission.
The closest approach to our planet will be in December. Virtual Telescope Project 30 Nov. 30 a.m. P.T. Will provide a live stream starting at.
Gianluca Masi, founder of the Virtual Telescope Project, had already managed to get a view of the tiny object on November 22nd. It appears as a dot against a stellar background.
Virtual Telescope Project, Nov. On the 22nd 2020 S.O. Caught the eye. The arrow shows the object.
Gianluca Masi / Virtual Telescope Project
Scientists with NASA JPL’s Center for Earth-Earth Project Studies (CNEOS) analyzed the path of the 2020 SO and found it back in time.
“One of the possible pathways to 2020 SO came very close to the Earth and the Moon in late September 1966,” CNOS director Paul Chodas said in a NASA statement in early November. “It was like the Eureka moment when a quick check of the launch date for the lunar mission showed a match with the Surveyor 2 mission.”
NASA’s unqualified Surveyor 2 Lander crashed on the lunar surface, but the Centaur rocket booster escaped into space.
NASA expects the 2020 SO to remain stable in Earth orbit until March 2021 when it orbits the Sun in a new orbit. Agency’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office Fees Shared a A scene of an object object traveling around the earth.
The next approaching approach should give astronomers a chance to dial into the 2020 formation and let us know if it really is a remnant of the 1960s.
Despite the telescopic view, the 2020 SO should be like a bright spot of light traveling against the darkness of space. The cool thing is getting a chance to witness a piece of spatial history return to the old different arena.
