A quick peek around Twitter shows people expressing concern about the headlines, many of them asking the same question: Will it hit Earth? Fortunately, it will miss us, but there's an interesting story about how it managed to spark those fears in the first place.
As the name suggests, asteroid 2009 JF1 was first observed in 2009, but then researchers lost sight of it and weren't able to get a good idea of its orbital path and how close it might come to Earth.
There's a New Asteroid Deflection System in The Works, And It Could Be Up by 2025
There's an old joke that the dinosaurs are only extinct because they didn't develop a space agency.
But the fact is that while we have achieved amazing things since Sputnik kicked off the space age in 1957, very little effort thus far has gone into developing asteroid deflection technologies.
NASA Spacecraft To Explore "Hazardous" Asteroid Apophis After Dropping Special Delivery ...
Artist illustration of the OSIRIS-APEX on a close approach to the surface of asteroid Apophis. Image Credit: Heather Roper/University of Arizona
NASA's OSIRIS-REx is on its way back to Earth to deliver its precious cargo, soil from asteroid Bennu . But after the spacecraft delivers the capsule, it has a new mission: Exploring asteroid Apophis, a hazardous Near-Earth Object.
Asteroid Mining Corporation's Walking Robots Take First Steps Towards Resource Independence - ...
London, United Kingdom and Madrid, Spain and Sendai, Japan–(Newsfile Corp. – May 4, 2022) – Asteroid Mining Corporation Ltd. (AMC) secured an undisclosed pre-seed round from E2IN2 S.A.
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Sky This Month: May 2022 | Astronomy.com
A total eclipse of the Moon greets observers of the sky this month. It’s perfectly timed for the evening of May 15 across the U.S. and the early morning hours of May 16 in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Mercury shines at magnitude 0.5 on May 1, hanging 11° high in the western sky 45 minutes after sunset. The Pleiades (M45) linger nearby and become visible as twilight fades.
Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks this week! Here's how to watch the show. | Space
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower may generate as many as 50 shooting stars an hour during its peak on Thursday (May 5), weather permitting.
The meteor shower is of medium brightness, meaning that darker skies will produce more visible meteors. The best views will happen before dawn, according to Bill Cooke , who leads NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office.
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