Discovering asteroids that are about to fly close to Earth
An asteroid of the same type as the object that caused the Tunguska explosion in 1908 will fly over Earth in 2013.
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An asteroid of the same type as the object that caused the Tunguska explosion in 1908 will fly over Earth in 2013.
Space quoted scientists from the US Aeronautics Agency as saying the name of the asteroid is 2012 DS32. It flew near the earth at 7:36 am this morning in Hanoi.
The giant black hole is in the middle of the galaxy
AFP reported that an asteroid the size of a bus on January 27 flew close to the Earth, causing space observers to describe this as a case of
Mercury once collided with a large asteroid, which caused the planet to slow down, while also causing it to change its direction in the opposite direction to the Sun.
According to a NASA survey, about 1,000 asteroids flying near Earth could cause catastrophic damage if a collision occurs.
The asteroid is about the size of four football fields that broke into the moon's orbit and flew to the earth at 6'28 minutes this morning (VN time).
Does the YU55 Asteroid 2005 asteroid, which is about the size of four football fields, can plunge into the moon and destroy the
We can all breathe a sigh of relief: comet killer Elenin has swept close to the Earth but does not cause earthquakes or tsunamis as some predictions.
On December 12, 2010, astronomers made a notable discovery: an asteroid named Scheila changed its shape and appeared a trail of light behind it, which looked like regula…
The US Air Force Agency (NASA) said on September 29 that the number of large asteroids passing near the Earth, especially medium sized asteroids, could destroy an entire…
American astronomers believe that the planet 'Vesta has the second highest mountain in the solar system, higher than anything on Earth, according to UPI news agency.
Senior executives representing 10 space agencies from around the world met in Kyoto, Japan to discuss the issue of promoting global coordination to make space exploratio…
If gold-containing asteroids don't land on Earth about 4 billion years ago, perhaps humans will never see this precious metal.
The method of deflecting asteroids has always been of interest to scientists to protect it in time before the Earth receives a destructive collision.