10 newly-discovered asteroids with a close approach within 1 lunar distance (<1LD asteroid) were discovered from October 12 to 18, 2020, … More
Tag: NEO
Asteroids Bigger Than Football Fields Are Inbound: How Close To Earth Will They Come?
Asteroids are no rarity in space. Each month, a number of asteroids briskly fly past our planet at varying distances … More
Asteroid The Size Of The London Eye On Close Approach Next Week
A space rock the size of the London Eye is set to whizz past us next week. The 400ft asteroid … More
NASA Says Small Asteroid May Impact Earth’s Atmosphere Right Around Election 2020
An asteroid has a slim chance of entering the Earth’s atmosphere on November 2, one day before the US election, … More
‘Apocalyptic’ Fireball To Pass Earth Closer Than The Moon September 1st
An asteroid will soon come closer to Earth than the moon, and a doomsday preacher is warning it could be … More
Two 10th Grade Girls In India Discover Asteroid Heading Toward Earth
The asteroid is slowly shifting in its orbit near the red planet and is moving toward Earth The asteroid will … More
No Big Deal: NASA Issues ‘Potentially Hazardous Asteroid’ Warning
In a statement issued the space agency said that all orbits having a minimum orbit intersection distance (MOID) of 0.05 … More
A Third Of The Stars: Large Asteroid 1998 OR2 To Skim by Earth On April 29th, 2020
A large asteroid designated 1998 OR2 is expected to flyby Earth at 16.36 LD / 0.04205 AU (6.2 million km … More
Wormwood Warning: Another Asteroid Comes Closer To Earth Than The Moon
An asteroid the size of a house was discovered by NASA last week, which was just in time to announce … More
A Third Of The Stars: NASA Identifies Four Asteroids To Make Near-Earth-Approaches This Weekend
NASA has classified the asteroids as “near-Earth objects” (NEOs) and is keeping them under constant supervision. The series of asteroids … More
