Updated Jul 8, 2024, 16:25 IST NASA captured detailed radar images of two asteroids during recent Earth flybys, revealing one with a small moon. (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech) Our cosmic neighbourhood recently had some visitors. Scientists at NASA captured detailed images of two asteroids as they zipped past Earth in late June. While neither posed a threat, …
Nasa’s Deep Space Network’s Goldstone planetary radar recently tracked two asteroids as they safely passed Earth, providing valuable data for planetary defense and asteroid research. The first asteroid, 2011 UL21, passed Earth on June 27, 2024, at a distance of about 6.6 million kilometers, or roughly 17 times the distance between Earth and the Moon. …
A massive “planet killer” asteroid is set to make an exceptionally close pass by Earth on June 27th, speeding past our planet at approximately 58,000 mph (93,000 km/h). This “potentially hazardous” object, comparable in size to a mountain, represents one of the largest space rocks to come this close to Earth in over a century …