A space rock gave the earth a close shave Sunday. getty No one saw small asteroids 2020QG arrive, but it passed through our planet as close as anything we ever saw could go on. According to NASA’s database of objects in the Earth’s orbit, the space rock with cars flew …
Read More »Gold mining in space? NASA’s Psyche Spaceflight to Study Asteroid Worth $ 10,000 Quadrillion
16 Psyche | Image credit NASA Experts claim that the asteroid called ’16 Psyche ‘consists entirely of nickel and metallic iron with a solid gold core. The estimated value of the asteroid can be close to $ 10,000 quadrillion. News18.com Last updated: 17 August 2020, 18:08 IST For several years, …
Read More »School girls in India discover a terrestrial asteroid
AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) – Two teenagers from India discovered a terrestrial asteroid by studying images from the University of Hawaii telescope, an Indian space education institute said Monday. The asteroid is currently near Mars and its orbit is expected to cross that of Earth in about a million years, said …
Read More »An asteroid will fly beyond Earth today and NASA considers it “potentially dangerous”
Archive image of the illustration of an asteroid artist approaching Earth. (Image: Getty Images) The asteroid has been described by NASA as a Near Earth Object (NEO) and a Potentially Dangerous Asteroid, warning that it will travel at a speed of 48,000 km / hour. Trends Desk Last update: July …
Read More »‘Potentially dangerous’ asteroid to pass Earth today
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has issued a warning about a “potentially dangerous” asteroid that would cross planet Earth today. Called 2020 ND, the asteroid is estimated to be 480 feet, even larger than the London Eye. 2020 ND currently travels at a speed of 48,000 kilometers per …
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