Updated Jun 1, 2024, 14:43 IST These space rocks vary in size, from dust particles to massive bodies spanning several kilometres. Space remains a vast mystery despite countless exploration missions and studies. Humans have always been captivated by celestial bodies, especially asteroids—rocky remnants from the formation of our solar system. These space rocks vary in …
News Technology Science NASA takes radar images of stadium-sized asteroid passing by Earth NASA’s Deep Space Network radar system captured images of an asteroid that made a close approach to Earth. The day before asteroid 2008 OS7 made its close approach with Earth on Feb. 2. (NASA/JPL-Caltech) NASA on Monday released radar images of the …
Astronomers have finally got a close view of a stadium-sized asteroid that was first spotted 16 years ago. The flying object came close to Earth in what was a planetary flyby. The space rock, dubbed 2008 OS7, passed by Earth on February 2 as Nasa’s Deep Space Network planetary radar kept a watch. The asteroid …