'Tunguska'-Size Asteroid Makes Surprise Flyby of Earth
Space.com
This newfound asteroid is three to six times as big as another recent meteor, the one that broke up over Chelyabinsk, Russia, in 2013. That object injured more than 1,200 people and damaged thousands of buildings up to 58 miles (93 km) away from the impact site. "If 2018 GE3 had hit Earth, it would ...
Sneaky Asteroid Skimmed Past Earth Just Hours After Detection
Newsweek
Potentially larger than the Statue of Liberty in New York, the asteroid was up to five times the size of the Chelyabinsk meteor that struck the skies above Russia in 2013. 4_16_Asteroid Ida Asteroid Ida, a large asteroid in the Koronis family of the asteroid belt, is depicted. Unlike 2018 GE3, this asteroid ...
An Asteroid Came Within 119500 Miles Of Earth & Scientists Didn't Spot It Until Hours Before It ...
Bustle
EarthSky reports that the asteroid was about 157 to 361 feet in diameter, which makes it significantly larger than the infamous Chelyabinsk meteor that exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia in February 2013. Later that year, The Guardian reported the Chelyabinsk meteor, which was about 20 meters wide, ...
An Asteroid The Size Of A Football Field Just Sailed Past Earth And No One Noticed Until After It ...
Tech Times
An asteroid the size of a football field skimmed Earth on Saturday, and no one knew that it was coming until after it had passed. It was bigger than the meteor that exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk five years ago. It came between the Earth and the moon.
Fine-scale observations of the Doppler frequency shifts affecting meteor head radio echoes
arXiv
affecting meteor head radio echoes. Jean-Louis Rault1, Mirel Birlan2, Cyril Blanpain3, Sylvain Bouley4, Stéphane Caminade4, François. Colas2, Jérôme Gattacceca5, Simon Jeanne2, Julien Lecubin3, Adrien Malgoyre3, Chiara Marmo4,. Jérémie Vaubaillon2, Pierre Vernazza6, Brigitte Zanda7.
A dazzling annual meteor shower starts this week — here's how to watch it
Business Insider
The dazzling Lyrid meteor shower is starting this week. The annual shower, which happens between April 16 and 25 each year, occurs when the Earth passes through the tail of a comet. While meteor showers are difficult to accurately predict, you'll probably get your best glimpse of it in the early morning ...
The Great Leonids Meteor Storm of 1833
Astronomy Trek
The Leonids Meteor Storm of 1833 was one of the most spectacular astronomical sights ever seen in the modern era, with many people believing that the world was coming to an end. It also occurred at a time before electric street lights had been invented, and the Moon had set in the early evening ...
NASA Basically Missed a Huge Asteroid That Passed Unnervingly Close to Earth
ScienceAlert
Around 50-100 m in diameter, it was several times the 2013 Chelyabinsk meteor, around the size of the 1908 Tunguska event ~ easily enough to destroy a city. We had less than a day's warning. ( Michael Jäger) pic.twitter.com/kElrxBiUoB. — Andrew Rader (@marsrader) April 16, 2018. The situation is ...
Weekend Asteroid Flyby Confirms We're Worrying About the Wrong Space Rocks
Gizmodo
That same NASA FAQ page does say that a meteor like Chelyabinsk should only strike once or twice a century, and bigger objects would be several times rarer. But they make it clear: “Given the current incompleteness of the [near-Earth object] catalogue, an unpredicted impact—such as the ...
Diamonds that fell to Earth came from long-lost planet, researchers say
National Post
Specks of diamond inside a meteor that fell from space into the Nubian Desert of northern Sudan were formed inside a long-lost planet in the early years of the solar system, according to a new scientific report. The surprisingly large size of these extraterrestrial gemstones is the first compelling and direct ...
A 300 Kg Satellite S Traveling At 8 Km/s Is Hit By...
Chegg
A 300 kg satellite S traveling at 8 km/s is hit by a 2kg meteor M traveling at 16km/s. The meteor is embedded in the satellite by the impact. Determine the magnitude of the velocity of their common canter of mass after the impact and angle theta between the path of the center of mass and the original path ...
thatcher
International Meteor Organization
April 15, 2018 by Robert Lunsford -. Latest Major Fireball Events. Everyday, we receive reports about Fireballs. Here are some of the latest major Fireball Events: 12Apr 27 reports (KY, MS...) 8Apr 53 reports · 30Mar 28 reports (WI, IL...) 28Mar 29 reports (MI & OH). 28Mar 34 reports (NC, VA...) 28Mar 75 ...
Fireball report
American Meteor Society
This report has been submitted with a video and a photo that will be both reviewed by our team ASAP. Observer. Name, Joseph G. Experience Level, 4/5. Remarks, meteor appeared about 3 degrees above Jupiter heading South through Libra. Location. Address, Lakeland, FL. Latitude, 28° 0' 3.72'' N ...
Events in 2018 1400-2018 KML
Fireball event
We received 27 reports about a fireball seen over KY, MS, AR, TN, AL and MO on Thursday, April 12th 2018 around 10:59 UT. The trajectory displayed on the map and the KML file has been automatically computed based on all the witness reports and may not be the most optimized.
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Showing posts with label asteroid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label asteroid. Show all posts
16 April 2018
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 16APR2018
Football-pitch sized asteroid spotted on SATURDAY just misses earth
The Sun
In February 2013 a 50ft-wide meteor detonated 16 miles above the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, shattering windows and injuring more than 1,000. The close pass of 2018 GE3 echoed hit Bruce Willis movie Armageddon in which a team lands on a giant meteorite to destroy it before it hits Earth.
Earth Has Near Miss With Asteroid Spotted Just Hours Earlier
CBS Miami
The “medium-sized” space object is reportedly over three times the size of a meteor that entered the atmosphere over Russia in 2013 and injured more than 1,000 people. That incident also reportedly damaged thousands of buildings in the area which had their windows blown out by the meteor's shock ...
Colossal asteroid spotted just 48 HOURS ago narrowly misses hitting Earth
Daily Star
The meteor was even bigger than the 50ft-wide asteroid that exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia, in 2013, injuring hundreds. Only two ... “Around 50-100 m in diameter, it was several times the 2013 Chelyabinsk meteor, around the size of the 1908 Tunguska event – easily enough to destroy a city.
Lyrids Meteor Shower 2018
Vatican Observatory Foundation
The Lyrids meteor shower is a medium strength shower that typically produces good rates for three nights centered on the maximum. These meteors usually lack persistent trails, but have been known to produce fireballs. This shower is best seen from the northern hemisphere, where the radiant is high ...
The Lyrid meteor shower is coming to a sky near you this weekend
USA TODAY
Let's hope for clear skies and an end to the dreary weather next weekend: The Lyrid meteor shower will peak early Sunday morning. The annual meteor shower is active each year from about April 16 to April 25, Earthsky.org said. "In 2018, the peak of this shower — which tends to come in a burst and ...
Lyrid meteor shower starts Monday night
KING5.com
The forecast might cooperate for the oldest of the meteor shower to hit Earth, the Lyrids. The show starts Monday night but the best viewing is on early Sunday morning. The forecast for the Seattle calls for clearing on Thursday and Friday so the viewing would be pretty good. Sunday will have a mix of ...
A surprise asteroid came "relatively" close to the Earth today
KVOA Tucson News
A more recent point of comparison is the Chelyabinsk meteor--a ~20-meter asteroid that exploded in the atmosphere over Russia on Feb. 15, 2013, shattering windows and toppling onlookers as a fireball brighter than the sun blossomed in the blue morning Ural sky. 2018 GE3 could be 5 to 6 times ...
2018 GE3 An asteroid flow Close to Earth today
Daily Enterpriser
A more current point of comparison is the Chelyabinsk meteor– a ~ 20-meter asteroid that blew up in the environment over Russia on Feb. 15, 2013, shattering windows and falling observers as a fireball brighter than the sun progressed in the blue early morning Ural sky. 2018 GE3 could be 5 to 6 times ...
Fireball from Space
Foxtel
On February 15, 2013, a 7000 tonne asteroid crashed into the Earth's atmosphere. This documentary asks what are the chances of another, larger, asteroid heading straight for earth.
Steinheim Meteor Crater -Miocene Lake Fossils
The Fossil Forum
Hi,. I am new here. I am an American stationed in Germany. I went to the Steinheim [am Albuch] meteor crater in Baden Wurttenberg, Germany yesterday. I was digging in the municipal sandpit for fossils and found some great little sand snails and a few other worm looking fossils. The area was struck by ...
A Mysterious Mars Crater Puzzles The Scientists – It's Either An Impact Crater Or A Dead Volcano
Canadian Homesteading
Images of a Mars crater taken by ESA's Mars Express probe on January 1st disconcert scientists, who can not discern whether its origin is a meteor or a supervolcano. Ismenia Patera (“patera” means “dish” in Latin) is found in the Martian region of Arabia Terra, which is a transition area between the ...
Opals found in meteorites
http://www.geologyin.com/2016/06/opal-discovered-in-antarctic-meteorite.html#zflwGjhuUS5tY2ad.99
Lyrids: How to Watch One of the Oldest Known Meteor Showers
Newsweek
The ancient annual Lyrid meteor shower is finally here. As the cold nights of winter start to fade, spotting its shooting stars is a perfect way to welcome summer on the northern hemisphere. Brief but hopefully beautiful, the shower lasts from April 16 to about April 25, peaking this year on the morning of ...
Starwatch: wrap up warm and watch the Lyrid meteor shower
The Guardian
The Lyrid meteor shower will reach its peak in the pre-dawn sky on 22 April. This is the oldest known meteor shower, with records stretching back more than 2,500 years. The meteors appear to originate from a point in the constellation Lyra, hence the shower's name. On Saturday night/Sunday morning ...
Lyrid meteor shower 2018: When, where and how to watch
WPXI Pittsburgh
Here's what you need to know about the Lyrid meteor shower and how to watch the celestial spectacle: What are Lyrids? The Lyrid meteors are named after their radiant, defined as the point in the sky from which they appear to come from, the constellation Lyra. According to NASA, Lyrids are one of the ...
The Lyrid Meteor Shower Season of 2018 Begin this Month
Daily Enterpriser
NASHVILLE, TN – The spring and summer season meteor shower season begins this month with the Lyrid meteor shower, which runs April 16-25, however peaks Sunday, April 22, however skywatchers might likewise see them on the days prior to and after the peak. At its peak, the Lyrids will produce in ...
This is what would happen if a nuclear bomb was dropped on these Hertfordshire towns in event of ...
Hertfordshire Mercury
According to the last census in 2011, Cheshunt has a population of around 52,000 people – so the bomb would kill or wound 86 per cent of the residents, NukeMap predicts. The fireball would have a radius of 150m and would engulf Downfield Road, Russell's Ride and Stewart Close, according to the ...
Meteor Activity Outlook for 14-20 April 2018
Meteor News
During this period the moon will reach it's new phase on Sunday April 15. At that time the moon will be located near the sun and will not be visible at night. As the week progresses the waxing crescent moon will enter the evening sky but will not cause any interference to meteor observers, especially ...
2018 The FIFTH Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
The Sun
In February 2013 a 50ft-wide meteor detonated 16 miles above the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, shattering windows and injuring more than 1,000. The close pass of 2018 GE3 echoed hit Bruce Willis movie Armageddon in which a team lands on a giant meteorite to destroy it before it hits Earth.
Earth Has Near Miss With Asteroid Spotted Just Hours Earlier
CBS Miami
The “medium-sized” space object is reportedly over three times the size of a meteor that entered the atmosphere over Russia in 2013 and injured more than 1,000 people. That incident also reportedly damaged thousands of buildings in the area which had their windows blown out by the meteor's shock ...
Colossal asteroid spotted just 48 HOURS ago narrowly misses hitting Earth
Daily Star
The meteor was even bigger than the 50ft-wide asteroid that exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia, in 2013, injuring hundreds. Only two ... “Around 50-100 m in diameter, it was several times the 2013 Chelyabinsk meteor, around the size of the 1908 Tunguska event – easily enough to destroy a city.
Lyrids Meteor Shower 2018
Vatican Observatory Foundation
The Lyrids meteor shower is a medium strength shower that typically produces good rates for three nights centered on the maximum. These meteors usually lack persistent trails, but have been known to produce fireballs. This shower is best seen from the northern hemisphere, where the radiant is high ...
The Lyrid meteor shower is coming to a sky near you this weekend
USA TODAY
Let's hope for clear skies and an end to the dreary weather next weekend: The Lyrid meteor shower will peak early Sunday morning. The annual meteor shower is active each year from about April 16 to April 25, Earthsky.org said. "In 2018, the peak of this shower — which tends to come in a burst and ...
Lyrid meteor shower starts Monday night
KING5.com
The forecast might cooperate for the oldest of the meteor shower to hit Earth, the Lyrids. The show starts Monday night but the best viewing is on early Sunday morning. The forecast for the Seattle calls for clearing on Thursday and Friday so the viewing would be pretty good. Sunday will have a mix of ...
A surprise asteroid came "relatively" close to the Earth today
KVOA Tucson News
A more recent point of comparison is the Chelyabinsk meteor--a ~20-meter asteroid that exploded in the atmosphere over Russia on Feb. 15, 2013, shattering windows and toppling onlookers as a fireball brighter than the sun blossomed in the blue morning Ural sky. 2018 GE3 could be 5 to 6 times ...
2018 GE3 An asteroid flow Close to Earth today
Daily Enterpriser
A more current point of comparison is the Chelyabinsk meteor– a ~ 20-meter asteroid that blew up in the environment over Russia on Feb. 15, 2013, shattering windows and falling observers as a fireball brighter than the sun progressed in the blue early morning Ural sky. 2018 GE3 could be 5 to 6 times ...
Fireball from Space
Foxtel
On February 15, 2013, a 7000 tonne asteroid crashed into the Earth's atmosphere. This documentary asks what are the chances of another, larger, asteroid heading straight for earth.
Steinheim Meteor Crater -Miocene Lake Fossils
The Fossil Forum
Hi,. I am new here. I am an American stationed in Germany. I went to the Steinheim [am Albuch] meteor crater in Baden Wurttenberg, Germany yesterday. I was digging in the municipal sandpit for fossils and found some great little sand snails and a few other worm looking fossils. The area was struck by ...
A Mysterious Mars Crater Puzzles The Scientists – It's Either An Impact Crater Or A Dead Volcano
Canadian Homesteading
Images of a Mars crater taken by ESA's Mars Express probe on January 1st disconcert scientists, who can not discern whether its origin is a meteor or a supervolcano. Ismenia Patera (“patera” means “dish” in Latin) is found in the Martian region of Arabia Terra, which is a transition area between the ...
Opals found in meteorites
http://www.geologyin.com/2016/06/opal-discovered-in-antarctic-meteorite.html#zflwGjhuUS5tY2ad.99
Lyrids: How to Watch One of the Oldest Known Meteor Showers
Newsweek
The ancient annual Lyrid meteor shower is finally here. As the cold nights of winter start to fade, spotting its shooting stars is a perfect way to welcome summer on the northern hemisphere. Brief but hopefully beautiful, the shower lasts from April 16 to about April 25, peaking this year on the morning of ...
Starwatch: wrap up warm and watch the Lyrid meteor shower
The Guardian
The Lyrid meteor shower will reach its peak in the pre-dawn sky on 22 April. This is the oldest known meteor shower, with records stretching back more than 2,500 years. The meteors appear to originate from a point in the constellation Lyra, hence the shower's name. On Saturday night/Sunday morning ...
Lyrid meteor shower 2018: When, where and how to watch
WPXI Pittsburgh
Here's what you need to know about the Lyrid meteor shower and how to watch the celestial spectacle: What are Lyrids? The Lyrid meteors are named after their radiant, defined as the point in the sky from which they appear to come from, the constellation Lyra. According to NASA, Lyrids are one of the ...
The Lyrid Meteor Shower Season of 2018 Begin this Month
Daily Enterpriser
NASHVILLE, TN – The spring and summer season meteor shower season begins this month with the Lyrid meteor shower, which runs April 16-25, however peaks Sunday, April 22, however skywatchers might likewise see them on the days prior to and after the peak. At its peak, the Lyrids will produce in ...
This is what would happen if a nuclear bomb was dropped on these Hertfordshire towns in event of ...
Hertfordshire Mercury
According to the last census in 2011, Cheshunt has a population of around 52,000 people – so the bomb would kill or wound 86 per cent of the residents, NukeMap predicts. The fireball would have a radius of 150m and would engulf Downfield Road, Russell's Ride and Stewart Close, according to the ...
Meteor Activity Outlook for 14-20 April 2018
Meteor News
During this period the moon will reach it's new phase on Sunday April 15. At that time the moon will be located near the sun and will not be visible at night. As the week progresses the waxing crescent moon will enter the evening sky but will not cause any interference to meteor observers, especially ...
2018 The FIFTH Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
05 November 2016
NASA, FEMA Hold Asteroid Emergency Planning Exercise
NASA, FEMA Hold Asteroid Emergency Planning Exercise
NASA/JPL press release Nov. 5, 2016
What would we do if we discovered a large asteroid on course to impact
Earth? While highly unlikely, that was the high-consequence scenario
discussed by attendees at an Oct. 25 NASA-FEMA tabletop exercise in El
Segundo, California.
The third in a series of exercises hosted jointly by NASA and FEMA --
the Federal Emergency Management Agency -- the simulation was designed
to strengthen the collaboration between the two agencies, which have
Administration direction to lead the U.S. response. "It's not a matter
of if -- but when -- we will deal with such a situation," said Thomas
Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator for NASA's Science Mission
Directorate in Washington. "But unlike any other time in our history, we
now have the ability to respond to an impact threat through continued
observations, predictions, response planning and mitigation."
The exercise provided a forum for the planetary science community to
show how it would collect, analyze and share data about a hypothetical
asteroid predicted to impact Earth. Emergency managers discussed how
that data would be used to consider some of the unique challenges an
asteroid impact would present-for preparedness, response and public warning.
"It is critical to exercise these kinds of low-probability but
high-consequence disaster scenarios," FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate
said. "By working through our emergency response plans now, we will be
better prepared if and when we need to respond to such an event."
Exercise attendees included representatives from NASA, FEMA, NASA's Jet
Propulsion Laboratory, the Department of Energy's National Laboratories,
the U.S. Air Force, and the California Governor's Office of Emergency
Services.
The exercise simulated a possible impact four years from now -- a
fictitious asteroid imagined to have been discovered this fall with a 2
percent probability of impact with Earth on Sept. 20, 2020. The
simulated asteroid was initially estimated to be between 300 and 800
feet (100 and 250 meters) in size, with a possibility of making impact
anywhere along a long swath of Earth, including a narrow band of area
that crossed the entire United States.
In the fictitious scenario, observers continued to track the asteroid
for three months using ground-based telescope observations, and the
probability of impact climbed to 65 percent. Then the next observations
had to wait until four months later, due to the asteroid's position
relative to the sun. Once observations could resume in May of 2017, the
impact probability jumped to 100 percent. By November of 2017, it was
simulated that the predicted impact would occur somewhere in a narrow
band across Southern California or just off the coast in the Pacific Ocean.
While mounting a deflection mission to move the asteroid off its
collision course had been simulated in previous tabletop exercises, this
particular exercise was designed so that the time to impact was too
short for a deflection mission to be feasible -- to pose a great future
challenge to emergency managers faced with a mass evacuation of the
metropolitan Los Angeles area.
Scientists from JPL, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Sandia
National Laboratories, and The Aerospace Corporation presented predicted
impact footprint models, population displacement estimates, information
on infrastructure that would be affected, as well as other data that
could realistically be known at various points throughout the exercise
scenario.
"The high degree of initial uncertainty coupled with the relatively long
impact warning time made this scenario unique and especially challenging
for emergency managers," said FEMA National Response Coordination Branch
Chief Leviticus A. Lewis. "It's quite different from preparing for an
event with a much shorter timeline, such as a hurricane."
Attendees considered ways to provide accurate, timely and useful
information to the public, while also addressing how to refute rumors
and false information that could emerge in the years leading up to the
hypothetical impact.
"These exercises are invaluable for those of us in the asteroid science
community responsible for engaging with FEMA on this natural hazard,"
said NASA Planetary Defense Officer Lindley Johnson. "We receive
valuable feedback from emergency managers at these exercises about what
information is critical for their decision making, and we take that into
account when we exercise how we would provide information to FEMA about
a predicted impact."
NASA provides expert input to FEMA about the asteroid impact hazard
through the Planetary Defense Coordination Office
<https://www.nasa.gov/planetarydefense>. NASA and FEMA will continue to
conduct asteroid impact exercises and intend to expand participation in
future exercises to include additional representatives from local and
state emergency management agencies and the private sector.
JPL News
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NASA/JPL press release Nov. 5, 2016
What would we do if we discovered a large asteroid on course to impact
Earth? While highly unlikely, that was the high-consequence scenario
discussed by attendees at an Oct. 25 NASA-FEMA tabletop exercise in El
Segundo, California.
The third in a series of exercises hosted jointly by NASA and FEMA --
the Federal Emergency Management Agency -- the simulation was designed
to strengthen the collaboration between the two agencies, which have
Administration direction to lead the U.S. response. "It's not a matter
of if -- but when -- we will deal with such a situation," said Thomas
Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator for NASA's Science Mission
Directorate in Washington. "But unlike any other time in our history, we
now have the ability to respond to an impact threat through continued
observations, predictions, response planning and mitigation."
The exercise provided a forum for the planetary science community to
show how it would collect, analyze and share data about a hypothetical
asteroid predicted to impact Earth. Emergency managers discussed how
that data would be used to consider some of the unique challenges an
asteroid impact would present-for preparedness, response and public warning.
"It is critical to exercise these kinds of low-probability but
high-consequence disaster scenarios," FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate
said. "By working through our emergency response plans now, we will be
better prepared if and when we need to respond to such an event."
Exercise attendees included representatives from NASA, FEMA, NASA's Jet
Propulsion Laboratory, the Department of Energy's National Laboratories,
the U.S. Air Force, and the California Governor's Office of Emergency
Services.
The exercise simulated a possible impact four years from now -- a
fictitious asteroid imagined to have been discovered this fall with a 2
percent probability of impact with Earth on Sept. 20, 2020. The
simulated asteroid was initially estimated to be between 300 and 800
feet (100 and 250 meters) in size, with a possibility of making impact
anywhere along a long swath of Earth, including a narrow band of area
that crossed the entire United States.
In the fictitious scenario, observers continued to track the asteroid
for three months using ground-based telescope observations, and the
probability of impact climbed to 65 percent. Then the next observations
had to wait until four months later, due to the asteroid's position
relative to the sun. Once observations could resume in May of 2017, the
impact probability jumped to 100 percent. By November of 2017, it was
simulated that the predicted impact would occur somewhere in a narrow
band across Southern California or just off the coast in the Pacific Ocean.
While mounting a deflection mission to move the asteroid off its
collision course had been simulated in previous tabletop exercises, this
particular exercise was designed so that the time to impact was too
short for a deflection mission to be feasible -- to pose a great future
challenge to emergency managers faced with a mass evacuation of the
metropolitan Los Angeles area.
Scientists from JPL, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Sandia
National Laboratories, and The Aerospace Corporation presented predicted
impact footprint models, population displacement estimates, information
on infrastructure that would be affected, as well as other data that
could realistically be known at various points throughout the exercise
scenario.
"The high degree of initial uncertainty coupled with the relatively long
impact warning time made this scenario unique and especially challenging
for emergency managers," said FEMA National Response Coordination Branch
Chief Leviticus A. Lewis. "It's quite different from preparing for an
event with a much shorter timeline, such as a hurricane."
Attendees considered ways to provide accurate, timely and useful
information to the public, while also addressing how to refute rumors
and false information that could emerge in the years leading up to the
hypothetical impact.
"These exercises are invaluable for those of us in the asteroid science
community responsible for engaging with FEMA on this natural hazard,"
said NASA Planetary Defense Officer Lindley Johnson. "We receive
valuable feedback from emergency managers at these exercises about what
information is critical for their decision making, and we take that into
account when we exercise how we would provide information to FEMA about
a predicted impact."
NASA provides expert input to FEMA about the asteroid impact hazard
through the Planetary Defense Coordination Office
<https://www.nasa.gov/planetarydefense>. NASA and FEMA will continue to
conduct asteroid impact exercises and intend to expand participation in
future exercises to include additional representatives from local and
state emergency management agencies and the private sector.
JPL News
<http://www.jpl.nasa.gov?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NASAJPL&utm_content=asteroid20161104>
LATEST NEWS
NASA JPL latest news release
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30 June 2016
Happy Asteroid Day (30 June)!
Today (30 June) is Asteroid Day.
"Asteroid Day is a global awareness campaign where people from around the world come together to learn about asteroids, the impact hazard they may pose, and what we can do to protect our planet, families, communities, and future generations from future asteroid impacts. Asteroid Day is held each year on the anniversary of the largest impact in recent history, the 1908 Tunguska event in Siberia."
Visit the Asteroid Day website for further information. Watch the film 51° NORTH on Vimeo©.
ESA Director General Jan Woerner has also posted a video on Youtube.
Scientists Rock - an Asteroid Day series | Episode 1
"Asteroid Day is a global awareness campaign where people from around the world come together to learn about asteroids, the impact hazard they may pose, and what we can do to protect our planet, families, communities, and future generations from future asteroid impacts. Asteroid Day is held each year on the anniversary of the largest impact in recent history, the 1908 Tunguska event in Siberia."
Visit the Asteroid Day website for further information. Watch the film 51° NORTH on Vimeo©.
ESA Director General Jan Woerner has also posted a video on Youtube.
Scientists Rock - an Asteroid Day series | Episode 1
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10 June 2016
2016 LP10 made a close approach to Earth 09JUN2016.
2016 LP10 made a close approach to Earth 09JUN2016.
Newly-announced NEO 2016 LP10 made a very close approach at a distance of 0.0004AU / 0.19LD / 40,657 miles (nominal) from Earth's surface at 18:32Z yesterday (Thu-09-Jun-2016) - traveling at a relative velocity of 35,798 mph. 2016 LP10 is estimated to have a diameter of 3m-7m.
The Apollo-class 2016 LP10 was first observed on June 8th 2016, however according to JPL data, it also made a previous close-approach on June 8 2013 at 9.12PM at a nominal distance of 1,491,579 miles (min. distance 1,986 miles) from Earth's surface. Also, according to JPL data, its Earth MOID (Minimum Orbit Intersection Distance) is listed at 8.53E-6 miles = -3,171 miles.
2016 LP10 found its way on to JPL's 'all-time closest 100 asteroids' table at position #44 and demoted 2014 AG51 to position #101. (2014 AG51 made its close-approach in 2014).
2016 The THIRD Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
Newly-announced NEO 2016 LP10 made a very close approach at a distance of 0.0004AU / 0.19LD / 40,657 miles (nominal) from Earth's surface at 18:32Z yesterday (Thu-09-Jun-2016) - traveling at a relative velocity of 35,798 mph. 2016 LP10 is estimated to have a diameter of 3m-7m.
The Apollo-class 2016 LP10 was first observed on June 8th 2016, however according to JPL data, it also made a previous close-approach on June 8 2013 at 9.12PM at a nominal distance of 1,491,579 miles (min. distance 1,986 miles) from Earth's surface. Also, according to JPL data, its Earth MOID (Minimum Orbit Intersection Distance) is listed at 8.53E-6 miles = -3,171 miles.
2016 LP10 found its way on to JPL's 'all-time closest 100 asteroids' table at position #44 and demoted 2014 AG51 to position #101. (2014 AG51 made its close-approach in 2014).
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30 May 2016
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 30MAY2016
25th May 2016 19:03 UTC close Approach of Aten asteroid 2016 KO at 2.17 LD and a slow relative velocity of 7.3 Km/s
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Posted: 30 May 2016 12:05 AM PDT
20 metre wide Aten asteroid 2016 K0 discovered Discovered on the 28th of May 2016, 3 days after it made a close approach of our planet and moon, 20 metre sized Aten asteroid 2016 KO ...
Bright meteor fireball captured over Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
Signs of the Times
This fireball was captured on May 25, 2016 at 12:35am local time. It was located just south of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico in the sky above the Caribbean ...
Científicos aseguran que material del puñal de Tutankamón proviene de meteorito
BilbaoYa.com
Científicos afirman que la daga fue elaborada de un material proveniente de un meteorito, revela el artículo publicado por la revista "Meteoritics and ...
Featured Image: Fireball After a Temporary Capture?
AAS Nova
This image of a fireball was captured in the Czech Republic by cameras at a digital autonomous observatory in the village of Kunžak. This observatory ...
Can humanity preserve itself from an unavoidable cataclysmic meteor impact?
Quora
Our advancing technology will assist us in dealing with such threats as meteor collisions better than major diversion of resources to interstellar travel ...
Meteor sighting in Canal No. 1 in Guyana
Guyana Times
Is it an unidentified flying object? A Meteor? An extraterrestrial visitor? Residents from Canal Number One and nearby villages, who were outside on ... NOT a meteor. Appears to be rocket fuel dump.
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
Posted: 30 May 2016 12:05 AM PDT
20 metre wide Aten asteroid 2016 K0 discovered Discovered on the 28th of May 2016, 3 days after it made a close approach of our planet and moon, 20 metre sized Aten asteroid 2016 KO ...
Bright meteor fireball captured over Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
Signs of the Times
This fireball was captured on May 25, 2016 at 12:35am local time. It was located just south of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico in the sky above the Caribbean ...
Científicos aseguran que material del puñal de Tutankamón proviene de meteorito
BilbaoYa.com
Científicos afirman que la daga fue elaborada de un material proveniente de un meteorito, revela el artículo publicado por la revista "Meteoritics and ...
Featured Image: Fireball After a Temporary Capture?
AAS Nova
This image of a fireball was captured in the Czech Republic by cameras at a digital autonomous observatory in the village of Kunžak. This observatory ...
Can humanity preserve itself from an unavoidable cataclysmic meteor impact?
Quora
Our advancing technology will assist us in dealing with such threats as meteor collisions better than major diversion of resources to interstellar travel ...
Meteor sighting in Canal No. 1 in Guyana
Guyana Times
Is it an unidentified flying object? A Meteor? An extraterrestrial visitor? Residents from Canal Number One and nearby villages, who were outside on ... NOT a meteor. Appears to be rocket fuel dump.
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19 May 2016
108 metre wide Apollo asteroid 2016 GS2 made a slow (Vr 8 Km/s) close approach of our planet at 3.4 Lunar Distances on 2016-May-18 02:03 UTC
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Discovered on the 31st of March this year, 108 metre wide Apollo asteroid 2016 GS2 made a close approach of our moon and planet.
May 18th 2016 close approach 2016GS2 108 metres at 3.4 LD , relative velocity 8 Km/s
2016-May-17 12:28 UTC Moon 0.0089 AU = 3.4 LD Vr = 8.49 Km/s
2016-May-18 02:03 UTC Earth 0.0087 AU = 3.4 LD Vr = 8.01 Km/s
semi major axis 1.335 AU
inclination 3.85 deg
http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2016GS2
18 March 2016
New asteroid discovery 2016 EF195: 15,000 miles from Earth's surface
reported by meteordetective
Things seem to be picking-up rapidly!
NASA NEOP has just posted details of asteroid 2016 EF195 which made its close-approach at just 15,558 miles from Earth's surface on 11-Mar-2016 at 03Z52.
2016 EF195 is estimated to be 20m - 50m in diameter (based on magnitude) and travelling at 10km/s or 6.25 mi/s. It's close-approach brought it beneath geo-stationary satellite altitude of ~22,236 miles. It was not detected until 4 days after its close-approach.
It is the 4,881st asteroid (within 0.5 AU) to be discovered in the first two weeks of March 2016 (NASA period "E") and the 34th asteroid discovery of 2016 period "E" to approach within 10LD or less.
2016 EF195 is the 2nd asteroid within a month (the other was 2016 DY30) to make its close-approach below geo-stationary satellite altitude.
Keep your cameras ready and your eyes on the skies (when it's safe to do so).
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Things seem to be picking-up rapidly!
NASA NEOP has just posted details of asteroid 2016 EF195 which made its close-approach at just 15,558 miles from Earth's surface on 11-Mar-2016 at 03Z52.
2016 EF195 is estimated to be 20m - 50m in diameter (based on magnitude) and travelling at 10km/s or 6.25 mi/s. It's close-approach brought it beneath geo-stationary satellite altitude of ~22,236 miles. It was not detected until 4 days after its close-approach.
It is the 4,881st asteroid (within 0.5 AU) to be discovered in the first two weeks of March 2016 (NASA period "E") and the 34th asteroid discovery of 2016 period "E" to approach within 10LD or less.
2016 EF195 is the 2nd asteroid within a month (the other was 2016 DY30) to make its close-approach below geo-stationary satellite altitude.
Keep your cameras ready and your eyes on the skies (when it's safe to do so).
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08 March 2016
New asteroid made close-approach less than 5,000 miles from Earth's surface
New asteroid made close-approach less than 5,000 miles from Earth's surface
reported by meteordetective
NASA have published data of a very close-approach which occurred on Feb-25 at 19:49Z (note that the asteroid was not discovered until the following day).
The asteroid in question is 2016 DY30 (the 774th <0.5 AU asteroid to be discovered since March 01 2016).
Its nominal (expected) close-approach distance was just 4933.546 miles from Earth's surface. Although small (estimated to be 2-5m in diameter), it was travelling at just over 17km/s (relative to Earth) at the time of its close-approach.
2016 DY30 entered NASA's all-time close-approaches table at position #5. It is the 6th asteroid, this year, which has found its way on to the 'top 100' table. There were 13 new entries in this 'top 100' table last year (2015) and 12 entries during 2014.
8 asteroids have made / will make their close-approach of less than 1LD (average distance from Earth to the Moon) during the current +/- 30 days period. 2016 DY30 was the only one of these which was (well) below geo-stationary altitude of 22,236 miles.
Watch the skies...
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reported by meteordetective
NASA have published data of a very close-approach which occurred on Feb-25 at 19:49Z (note that the asteroid was not discovered until the following day).
The asteroid in question is 2016 DY30 (the 774th <0.5 AU asteroid to be discovered since March 01 2016).
Its nominal (expected) close-approach distance was just 4933.546 miles from Earth's surface. Although small (estimated to be 2-5m in diameter), it was travelling at just over 17km/s (relative to Earth) at the time of its close-approach.
2016 DY30 entered NASA's all-time close-approaches table at position #5. It is the 6th asteroid, this year, which has found its way on to the 'top 100' table. There were 13 new entries in this 'top 100' table last year (2015) and 12 entries during 2014.
8 asteroids have made / will make their close-approach of less than 1LD (average distance from Earth to the Moon) during the current +/- 30 days period. 2016 DY30 was the only one of these which was (well) below geo-stationary altitude of 22,236 miles.
Watch the skies...
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28 February 2016
Asteroid news: NASA's update on 2013 TX68
Asteroid news: NASA's update on 2013 TX68
reported by meteordetective
Link to article which was updated on Thu 25-Feb-2016 at 14:40 Pacific Time (22:40Z) and was originally posted on Tue 02-Feb-2016.
NASA have refined their "earlier flyby and distance predictions, reconfirming that the asteroid poses no threat to Earth."
But, the 'plot' thickens, as NASA has additionally "..identified an extremely remote chance that this small asteroid could impact on Sep. 28, 2017, with odds of no more than 1-in-250-million. Flybys in 2046 and 2097 have an even lower probability of impact."
I thought I'd investigate further and used Telnet to 'talk' to JPL's "Horizons" system. However, as you can see (from the copy/paste below), there is no close-approach listed for 2017. To be clear and specific, I instructed Horizons to show me all the known approaches from 01-Jan-2000 to 01-Jan-2200.
Date (TDB) Body CA Dist MinDist MaxDist Vrel TCA3Sg Nsigs P_i/p
---------------------- ----- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------ ------ -------
A.D. 2001 Feb 12.30797 Venus .075550 .029997 .430225 10.352 95321. 27737. .000000
A.D. 2013 Oct 13.34047 Earth .013900 .013840 .013959 14.066 0.34 505.63 .000000
A.D. 2016 Mar 08.00436 Earth .033383 .000207 .115301 15.324 8719.4 463.31 .000000
A.D. 2024 May 21.93046 Mars .051950 .039661 .181328 15.950 8218.6 83319. .000000
A.D. 2028 Oct 22.29797 Earth .092654 .010847 .254975 11.643 36290. 37681. .000000
reported by meteordetective
Link to article which was updated on Thu 25-Feb-2016 at 14:40 Pacific Time (22:40Z) and was originally posted on Tue 02-Feb-2016.
NASA have refined their "earlier flyby and distance predictions, reconfirming that the asteroid poses no threat to Earth."
But, the 'plot' thickens, as NASA has additionally "..identified an extremely remote chance that this small asteroid could impact on Sep. 28, 2017, with odds of no more than 1-in-250-million. Flybys in 2046 and 2097 have an even lower probability of impact."
I thought I'd investigate further and used Telnet to 'talk' to JPL's "Horizons" system. However, as you can see (from the copy/paste below), there is no close-approach listed for 2017. To be clear and specific, I instructed Horizons to show me all the known approaches from 01-Jan-2000 to 01-Jan-2200.
Date (TDB) Body CA Dist MinDist MaxDist Vrel TCA3Sg Nsigs P_i/p
---------------------- ----- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------ ------ -------
A.D. 2001 Feb 12.30797 Venus .075550 .029997 .430225 10.352 95321. 27737. .000000
A.D. 2013 Oct 13.34047 Earth .013900 .013840 .013959 14.066 0.34 505.63 .000000
A.D. 2016 Mar 08.00436 Earth .033383 .000207 .115301 15.324 8719.4 463.31 .000000
A.D. 2024 May 21.93046 Mars .051950 .039661 .181328 15.950 8218.6 83319. .000000
A.D. 2028 Oct 22.29797 Earth .092654 .010847 .254975 11.643 36290. 37681. .000000
If you access the asteroid's entry in JPL's SBDB, you'll see the following Close-Approach dates & times listed, which barely correspond to the Telnet session results (above).
2016-Mar-08 00:06, 2056-Sep-18 13:29, 2071-Sep-30 14:02, 2074-Feb-17 05:44, 2084-Oct-20 19:33, 2086-Oct-16 07:11, 2089-Feb-07 09:03, 2089-Mar-14 21:35.
Is something out of sync?
I'd initially intended to comment on the wide variance of 2013 TX68's potential close-approach distances (all relative to Earth's surface), which are remarkable and summarised below:
Nominal (the expected or 'should be' distance): 13.06 LD = 3,099,296.455 miles
Minimum: 0.08LD = 15,282.762 miles
Maxium: 45.09LD = 10,714,428.346 miles
(For reference, 1 LD --aka 1 Lunar Distance-- is equivalent to 382,500 kilometers / 239,062.5 miles (NASA)).
The difference between minimum and maximum values is 7,615,132 miles or 8.19% of the distance from Earth to the Sun...or also equivalent to 3,185.42% the distance from Earth to the Moon....which is a rather large value.
To add a further variable in to this situation, MPC have assigned 2013 TX68 a condition code of 8 for its orbit uncertainty (10=highly uncertain and 0 = "good"), which is due to the fact that 2013 TX68 was only tracked for 3 days when it was initially discovered/observed - before it was 'lost' again.
Let me make myself perfectly clear: I'm not suggesting 2013 TX68 will hit Earth, inferring it or stirring-up 'fear-porn'. I'm just a little perplexed by the apparent of confusion --regarding when it will make its close-approaches to Earth-- and mentioning that there's a very wide margin of 'error' between the distances NASA are reporting for its 08-March-2016 close-approach.
Stay tuned!
Write to:
meteordetective AT gmail DOT com.
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24 December 2015
Christmas Eve Asteroid 2003 SD220 24DEC2015
Christmas Eve Asteroid 2003 SD220 24DEC2015
Large Asteroid will Safely Pass by Earth on Christmas Eve - Asteroid Zips between Earth & Moon
Posted to YouTube by nemesis maturity 6,922 views
Asteroid 2003 SD220 will safely fly past Earth on Dec. 24 at a distance of 6.8 million miles (11 million kilometers). Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, have generated the highest-resolution images to date of this asteroid using the Deep Space Network's 230-foot (70-meter) antenna at Goldstone, California. The radar images were acquired between Dec. 17 and Dec. 22, when the distance to this near-Earth object (NEO) was narrowing from 7.3 million miles (12 million kilometers) to almost the flyby distance. ... morehttp://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2015-387&rn=news.xml&rst=4807
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Large Asteroid will Safely Pass by Earth on Christmas Eve - Asteroid Zips between Earth & Moon
Posted to YouTube by nemesis maturity 6,922 views
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| Click on Image to Enlarge Christmas Eve Asteroid 2003 SD220 24DEC2015 Photo Credit- NASA/JPL |
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31 October 2015
Meteoroids Associated with the Halloween Asteroid '2015 TB145' could Put on a Spooky Meteor Shower
Meteoroids Associated with the Halloween Asteroid '2015 TB145' could Put on a Spooky Meteor Shower
LIVE VIDEO
Asteroid 2015 TB145 - Live Webcast
Posted to YouTube by Astronomy Live 53 currently watching
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2000/11/meteor-fireball-report-form.html
LIVE VIDEO
Asteroid 2015 TB145 - Live Webcast
Posted to YouTube by Astronomy Live 53 currently watching
Started on Oct 30, 2015
Tracking asteroid 2015 TB145 live, demonstrating a new program for continuous tracking of minor planets.
Please report your meteor sightings to this website for posting- Remember IF you are looking for a report and no one reports then everyone lacks information; thank you.Tracking asteroid 2015 TB145 live, demonstrating a new program for continuous tracking of minor planets.
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2000/11/meteor-fireball-report-form.html
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| Click on Image to Enlarge Asteroid 2015 TB145 Pan-STARRS (Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System). Photo Credit - NASA |
Meteoroids Associated with the Halloween Asteroid '2015 TB145' Could Put on a Spooky Meteor Shower
Posted to YouTube by nemesis maturity 3,401 views
All eyes are on the "Great Pumpkin" asteroid ahead of its Halloween close approach. Asteroid 2015 TB145 still poses no threat to Earth, but it does continue to deliver some surprises. The latest observations reveal meteoroids associated with the asteroid are unlikely to hit Earth, but, if anything changes, they could put on a show for some skywatchers, particularly in Asia.
The 1,300-foot-wide asteroid 2015 TB145 was discovered less than three weeks ago and will be zoom past Earth at a completely safe distance of approximately 310,000 miles. Without any fear of impact, the asteroid provides an ample opportunity for scientific research, according to NASA. The latest observations indicate asteroid 2015 TB145 may be a dormant comet complete with meteoroids.http://www.ibtimes.com/halloween-aste...
http://www.seti.org/seti-institute/ne...
http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr...
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot...
2015 The SECOND Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
The 1,300-foot-wide asteroid 2015 TB145 was discovered less than three weeks ago and will be zoom past Earth at a completely safe distance of approximately 310,000 miles. Without any fear of impact, the asteroid provides an ample opportunity for scientific research, according to NASA. The latest observations indicate asteroid 2015 TB145 may be a dormant comet complete with meteoroids.http://www.ibtimes.com/halloween-aste...
http://www.seti.org/seti-institute/ne...
http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr...
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot...
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21 August 2015
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 21AUG2015
NASA: There is No Asteroid Threatening Earth
Jet Propulsion Laboratory- August 19, 2015
"There is no scientific basis -- not one shred of evidence -- that an
asteroid or any other celestial object will impact Earth on those dates,"
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Joanne Mallinson, 34, said she was watching the meteor shower last week with her sons, Josh, 16, and Jake, 11, when they heard something fall. ... Highly UNLIKELY; story lacks adequate information such as quality photographs! - LunarMeteoriteHunter, Tokyo
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory- August 19, 2015
"There is no scientific basis -- not one shred of evidence -- that an
asteroid or any other celestial object will impact Earth on those dates,"
said Paul Chodas ...
Breaking News - Puerto Rico Bolide Meteor 2128 Local 20AUG2015 w/ Video
A bright meteor was seen from Puerto Rico on the night of August 20, according to Sociedad de Astronomía del Caribe (SAC)....
Norway Bolide Meteor 12AUG2015 w/ Video
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The activity of meteor swarm Perseids is at its greatest in those days and several in Eastern Norway were up in the night to see meteors, got a great ...
NASA: No, an asteroid is not about to destroy the world
CBS News
Meteor Gonna Asteroid that "could end human life" is heading for Earth. Well, NASA says you can relax, the end of the world isn't coming next month ...
Meteor Blast
Vimeo
On 8/12/2015, while I was taking photos of the Perseid meteor shower over Mauna Kea, one bright meteor left a puffy trail of "smoke" after the fireball…
Out of this world! Family discover 'meteorites' behind their back garden
Hull Daily Mail
Joanne Mallinson, 34, said she was watching the meteor shower last week with her sons, Josh, 16, and Jake, 11, when they heard something fall. ... Highly UNLIKELY; story lacks adequate information such as quality photographs! - LunarMeteoriteHunter, Tokyo
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19 July 2015
Platinum Asteroid US$ 5.4 TRILLION Pass Earth - Sunday 19JUL2015 w/ video
Platinum Asteroid US$ 5.4 TRILLION Pass Earth - Sunday 19JUL2015 w/ video
An asteroid worth a potential US$ 5.4 TRILLION is set to pass by Earth on Sunday night - Breaking News
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An asteroid worth a potential US$ 5.4 TRILLION is set to pass by Earth on Sunday night - Breaking News
Posted to YouTube by nemesis maturity 17,224 views
Published on Jul 17, 2015
Asteroid 2011 UW158 is going to pass 30 times closer than the nearest planet on July 19 at around 10pm.
This asteroid will approach within 6.4 LD and will be one of the strongest radar targets of the year.
2011 UW158 has an absolute magnitude of 19.4.
Size: 452m - 1011m.
Observations are scheduled at Goldstone from July 13-26
Stargazers will be able to enjoy the spectacle live via Slooh Space Telescope.
What makes this unusual is the large amount of platinum believed to be lurking in the body of this space visitor.
Can it be mined someday, perhaps not too far in the future?
Read more here:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-ne...
Asteroid 2011 UW158 is going to pass 30 times closer than the nearest planet on July 19 at around 10pm.
This asteroid will approach within 6.4 LD and will be one of the strongest radar targets of the year.
2011 UW158 has an absolute magnitude of 19.4.
Size: 452m - 1011m.
Observations are scheduled at Goldstone from July 13-26
Stargazers will be able to enjoy the spectacle live via Slooh Space Telescope.
What makes this unusual is the large amount of platinum believed to be lurking in the body of this space visitor.
Can it be mined someday, perhaps not too far in the future?
Read more here:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-ne...
Goldstone Radar Observations Planning: 2011 UW158, 1994 AW1, 1999 JD6, and 2003 NZ6
http://echo.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroids/20...
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Hillary Clinton sounds the alarm on meteor/ites
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...the Democratic front-runner said experts should be mapping meteorites and asteroids “on a security basis,” noting the importance of scientific research and development in stimulating the U.S. economy.... #asteroids #threat #NationalSecurityIssue #HillaryClinton
'Trillion Dollar Baby' Asteroid Has Wannabe Space Miners Salivating
Forbes
http://echo.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroids/20...
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Hillary Clinton sounds the alarm on meteor/ites
politico.com / by Nick Glass- 7/16/15 3:31 PM EDT
...the Democratic front-runner said experts should be mapping meteorites and asteroids “on a security basis,” noting the importance of scientific research and development in stimulating the U.S. economy.... #asteroids #threat #NationalSecurityIssue #HillaryClinton
'Trillion Dollar Baby' Asteroid Has Wannabe Space Miners Salivating
Forbes
A large asteroid making a pass by Earth this weekend is believed to be worth more than the entire economy of Japan. ...
Asteroid Mining Company's 1st Satellite Launches from Space Station
SPACE.com
A private spaceflight company took one small step for asteroid mining this week with the launch of its first spacecraft to test technology that may one day help tap into the riches of the solar system. The Arkyd 3 Reflight spacecraft, a small satellite built by the space-mining company Planetary…
Asteroid spotted in Puerto Rico awes scientists for its shape and tremendous speed
Fox News Latino
The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico has announced that the first detailed images have been obtained of Asteroid 2011 UW158, which show it has a very odd shape and structure, and that it spins at a tremendous speed on its own axis, phenomena that have intrigued scientists. The images were…
Asteroid Mining Company's 1st Satellite Launches from Space Station
SPACE.com
A private spaceflight company took one small step for asteroid mining this week with the launch of its first spacecraft to test technology that may one day help tap into the riches of the solar system. The Arkyd 3 Reflight spacecraft, a small satellite built by the space-mining company Planetary…
Asteroid spotted in Puerto Rico awes scientists for its shape and tremendous speed
Fox News Latino
The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico has announced that the first detailed images have been obtained of Asteroid 2011 UW158, which show it has a very odd shape and structure, and that it spins at a tremendous speed on its own axis, phenomena that have intrigued scientists. The images were…
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 19JUL2015
Hillary Clinton sounds the alarm on meteor/ites
politico.com / by Nick Glass- 7/16/15 3:31 PM EDT
...the Democratic front-runner said experts should be mapping meteorites and asteroids “on a security basis,” noting the importance of scientific research and development in stimulating the U.S. economy.... #asteroids #threat #NationalSecurityIssue #HillaryClinton #NASA
An asteroid worth a potential US$ 5.4 TRILLION is set to pass by Earth on Sunday night
politico.com / by Nick Glass- 7/16/15 3:31 PM EDT
...the Democratic front-runner said experts should be mapping meteorites and asteroids “on a security basis,” noting the importance of scientific research and development in stimulating the U.S. economy.... #asteroids #threat #NationalSecurityIssue #HillaryClinton #NASA
An asteroid worth a potential US$ 5.4 TRILLION is set to pass by Earth on Sunday night
Posted to YouTube by nemesis maturity 17,224 views
Published on Jul 17, 2015
Asteroid 2011 UW158 is going to pass 30 times closer than the nearest planet on July 19 at around 10pm
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 17JUL2015
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The Perseid meteor shower happens yearly between July 17 and August 24. It is one of the brightermeteor showers of the year. It tends to peak .
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2015 The SECOND Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
Asteroid 2011 UW158 is going to pass 30 times closer than the nearest planet on July 19 at around 10pm
Do we have an actual defense in place against meteor/asteroids/comets if they collide with Earth?
I know that its been in many Science Fiction movies, how we can just blow up meteors. But I'm wondering if there is a real solution if something...
UFO sightings in Manitoba date back to 1792, Report - News of the World - First
Canada News
“The next morning we went to see what marks this meteor had made on the ice, but could not discover that a single particle was marked.”.
Perseus Meteor Shower Peak
Phoenix Astronomical Society
Perseus Meteor Shower Peak From 5 days prior to 5 days after the Peak date of any Meteor Shower, you can see a collection of Meteors.
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 17JUL2015
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News - Blogger
The Perseid meteor shower happens yearly between July 17 and August 24. It is one of the brightermeteor showers of the year. It tends to peak .
Meteor Seen From The Top Of Grassy Mountain by llpj04
Weather Underground
Caption: The elevations in the Little Switzerland area range from 3200 feet in the village to 4000 feet at the top of Grassy Mountain. Views of Table ...
California Meteor 17JUL2015 at 8:10pm
I just saw a meteor from Riverside! I thought it was just a falling star, but then the "tail" appeared & it turned a blue/green color. A tree then...
Is it true? About the September 2015 asteroid/meteor impact?
Etsy
Maybe you have seen one of the alarming videos and emails circulating around the internet claiming that the End is Nigh. The claim is that an ...
(Sprites) Meteor Expansion
Terraria Community Forums
Even when meteor is sought after, it's a dull, forgettable experience. . Meteors. Meteor Heads no longer constantly spawn, rather, they only spawn ...
2015 The SECOND Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
03 April 2015
RIP: Ingrid Van Houten-Groeneveld (1921-2015), Death Obit.
RIP: Ingrid Van Houten-Groeneveld (1921-2015), Death Obit.
Dear all - Female German-born, Leiden astronomer, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld passed away on Monday 30 march, 93 years old. together with her husband Kees Van Houten (who died in 2002) and with Dutch/American astronomer Tom Gehrels (who died in 2011), Ingrid discovered 4605 asteroids, as part of the leiden-palomar survey. many of them have been given a 'Dutch' name (see the 'vHGG'= entries in this list of minor planets with a name that is somehow related to the Netherlands: http://www.astronieuws.nl/NL-plan.html). Asteroid 1674) Groeneveld is named in Ingrid's honour. a funeral service is planned on April 7, 2015.
--Govert Schilling
Dear all - Female German-born, Leiden astronomer, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld passed away on Monday 30 march, 93 years old. together with her husband Kees Van Houten (who died in 2002) and with Dutch/American astronomer Tom Gehrels (who died in 2011), Ingrid discovered 4605 asteroids, as part of the leiden-palomar survey. many of them have been given a 'Dutch' name (see the 'vHGG'= entries in this list of minor planets with a name that is somehow related to the Netherlands: http://www.astronieuws.nl/NL-plan.html). Asteroid 1674) Groeneveld is named in Ingrid's honour. a funeral service is planned on April 7, 2015.
--Govert Schilling
From: "'Govert Schilling' allesoversterrenkunde@gmail.com"
2015 The SECOND Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
2015 The SECOND Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
26 January 2015
Asteroid 2004 BL86 Very Close Encounter 26/27JAN2015 Videos
Asteroid 2004 BL86 Very Close Encounter Jan. 26/27 2015 Videos! - It has a moon!
NASA Goldstone Footage of Never Before Seen Close Up Views of Asteroid 2004 BL86
NASA Goldstone Footage of Never Before Seen Close Up Views of Asteroid 2004 BL86
Posted to YouTube by Slooh 10,322 views
WATCH: Asteroid 2004 BL86 -Mountain-Sized Space Rock is Approaching Earth
WATCH: Asteroid 2004 BL86 -Mountain-Sized Space Rock is Approaching Earth
Posted to YouTube by nemesis maturity 222 views
Published on Jan 26, 2015
BRIGHT ASTEROID FLYBY--TONIGHT: A mountain-sized space rock is approaching Earth for a harmless but eye-catching close encounter on Monday night, Jan. 26-27. The incoming asteroid, named 2004 BL86, will be just 740,000 miles away (3.1 times farther from us than the Moon) and visible in ordinary binoculars.
At closest approach, sunlight reflected from the surface of 2004 BL86 will make it glow like a 9th magnitude star. Amateur astronomers with even small backyard telescopes can see it zipping among the stars of the constellation Cancer.
http://spaceweather.com/
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astron...
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news188....
ALERT: "Small Mountain" Asteroid 2004 BL86 Very Close Encounter Jan. 26
Posted to YouTube by nemesis maturity 5,883 views
Published on Jan 14, 2015
ALERT: "Small Mountain" Asteroid 2004 BL86 Very Close Encounter Jan. 26
Asteroids sweep by Earth all the time but one is particularly attracting attention, given its size and how close it will be flying by the planet.
Called 2004 BL86, the asteroid is estimated to be about 650 m - 950 m in size.
Coming in as close as 745,000 miles from Earth, equivalent to around three times the distance of the moon to the planet, 2004 BL86 will be making the closest flyby for an asteroid this large.
The asteroid is expected to be observable to amateur astronomers with small telescopes and strong binoculars.
"Monday, January 26 will be the closest asteroid 2004 BL86 will get to Earth for at least the next 200 years. And while it poses no threat to Earth for the foreseeable future, it's a relatively close approach by a relatively large asteroid, so it provides us a unique opportunity to observe and learn more," said Don Yeomans, former Near Earth Object Program Office manager from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. Yeomans retired last Jan. 9.
Read more here: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php...
Lunar Meteorute 'Hunter' http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot...
2015 The SECOND Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
BRIGHT ASTEROID FLYBY--TONIGHT: A mountain-sized space rock is approaching Earth for a harmless but eye-catching close encounter on Monday night, Jan. 26-27. The incoming asteroid, named 2004 BL86, will be just 740,000 miles away (3.1 times farther from us than the Moon) and visible in ordinary binoculars.
At closest approach, sunlight reflected from the surface of 2004 BL86 will make it glow like a 9th magnitude star. Amateur astronomers with even small backyard telescopes can see it zipping among the stars of the constellation Cancer.
http://spaceweather.com/
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astron...
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news188....
ALERT: "Small Mountain" Asteroid 2004 BL86 Very Close Encounter Jan. 26
Posted to YouTube by nemesis maturity 5,883 views
Published on Jan 14, 2015
ALERT: "Small Mountain" Asteroid 2004 BL86 Very Close Encounter Jan. 26
Asteroids sweep by Earth all the time but one is particularly attracting attention, given its size and how close it will be flying by the planet.
Called 2004 BL86, the asteroid is estimated to be about 650 m - 950 m in size.
Coming in as close as 745,000 miles from Earth, equivalent to around three times the distance of the moon to the planet, 2004 BL86 will be making the closest flyby for an asteroid this large.
The asteroid is expected to be observable to amateur astronomers with small telescopes and strong binoculars.
"Monday, January 26 will be the closest asteroid 2004 BL86 will get to Earth for at least the next 200 years. And while it poses no threat to Earth for the foreseeable future, it's a relatively close approach by a relatively large asteroid, so it provides us a unique opportunity to observe and learn more," said Don Yeomans, former Near Earth Object Program Office manager from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. Yeomans retired last Jan. 9.
Read more here: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php...
Lunar Meteorute 'Hunter' http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot...
2015 The SECOND Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
07 December 2014
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 07DEC2014
Bigger than Apophis: Dangerous 300+ meter asteroid to cross Earth orbit every 3 years
RT.com
Scientists have calculated that 2014 UR116 asteroid will fly in dangerous proximity to Earth every three years. If it collides with the planet the energy of the explosion could be a thousand times greater than the impact of the Chelyabinsk meteorite. Vladimir Lipunov, a leading scientist on the team which discovered the asteroid this October, says the scientists now know its orbit and its period which is 3 years, but they cannot say precisely when the asteroid will approach the Earth....
Eight billion 'dark asteroids' may lurk in Oort cloud
By Sid Perkins - Science Magazine -4 December 2014
Our solar system's asteroid belt, which lies between Mars and Jupiter, may contain a few hundred thousand objects. But much farther away, in regions long presumed to be the realm of comets and other icy bodies, there could be billions of rocky orbs circling the sun, a new study suggests. ...
Geminds meteor shower: Where, when and how can I see the annual shooting star display?
Mirror.co.uk
Wrap up warm it's that time of year when you get to see up to 100 shooting stars in the sky every HOUR. Yes, the Geminid meteorshower is upon us ...
Lights go out in South Downs as it seeks Dark Sky status
Telegraph.co.uk
They will be the best places in the country to see the annual Geminidmeteor shower which will peak between the 13th and 15th December when up to ...
Shooting Stars could be seen over Gloucestershire as Geminid meteor shower returns
Gloucestershire Echo
The meteor shower happens every December as the earth passes through a trail of debris from asteroid 3200 Phaeton as the chunks of rock and ice ...
RT.com
Scientists have calculated that 2014 UR116 asteroid will fly in dangerous proximity to Earth every three years. If it collides with the planet the energy of the explosion could be a thousand times greater than the impact of the Chelyabinsk meteorite. Vladimir Lipunov, a leading scientist on the team which discovered the asteroid this October, says the scientists now know its orbit and its period which is 3 years, but they cannot say precisely when the asteroid will approach the Earth....
Eight billion 'dark asteroids' may lurk in Oort cloud
By Sid Perkins - Science Magazine -4 December 2014
Our solar system's asteroid belt, which lies between Mars and Jupiter, may contain a few hundred thousand objects. But much farther away, in regions long presumed to be the realm of comets and other icy bodies, there could be billions of rocky orbs circling the sun, a new study suggests. ...
Geminds meteor shower: Where, when and how can I see the annual shooting star display?
Mirror.co.uk
Wrap up warm it's that time of year when you get to see up to 100 shooting stars in the sky every HOUR. Yes, the Geminid meteorshower is upon us ...
Lights go out in South Downs as it seeks Dark Sky status
Telegraph.co.uk
They will be the best places in the country to see the annual Geminidmeteor shower which will peak between the 13th and 15th December when up to ...
Shooting Stars could be seen over Gloucestershire as Geminid meteor shower returns
Gloucestershire Echo
The meteor shower happens every December as the earth passes through a trail of debris from asteroid 3200 Phaeton as the chunks of rock and ice ...
-Derby Telegraph
Week-long Geminid meteor shower begins this weekend and could give Grimsby-area stargazers ...
Grimsby Telegraph
A spectacular meteor shower could allow stargazers in North East Lincolnshire the chance to see up to 100 shooting stars per hour has begun this ...
Week-long Geminid meteor shower begins this weekend and could give Grimsby-area stargazers ...
Grimsby Telegraph
A spectacular meteor shower could allow stargazers in North East Lincolnshire the chance to see up to 100 shooting stars per hour has begun this ...
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 06DEC2014
Posted: 06 Dec 2014 07:35 PM PST
Meet the pope’s astronomer, who says he’d baptize an alien if given the chance National Catholic Reporter - 7 hours With Christmas just around the corner, Br. Guy Consolmagno gets a lot of questions this time of year about the star of Bethlehem that led the ...
Astronomy Picture of the Day
NASA
Astronomy Picture of the Day. Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief ...
December full moon 2014: Where to watch Gemini 'Moon Before Yule' rise live online
International Business Times UK
The Gemini full moon is set to coincide with another spectacular astronomical event, as the Geminid meteor shower will begin on Sunday 7 December. ...
Tips for enjoying the Geminids meteor shower
Boston Globe
December 13 and 14 — Peak nights for watching the Geminidsmeteor shower, considered one of the most spectacular of the year; a quarter moon ...
Asteroid Explorer "Hayabusa2"
Completion of Critical Operation Phase
December 5, 2014 (JST) -Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirmed the completion of a sequence of the important operations for the Asteroid Exploration "Hayabusa2" mission including the deployment of the horn part of the sampler that captures samples from the asteroid's surface, the release of the locks for the launch that ratchet the gimbal that controls the direction of the ion engine, and functional verification of the three-axis stabilization controls and the ground precision orbit determination system. With this confirmation, the critical operation phase* of the Hayabusa2 was completed. ...
2014 The Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™; Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
Week-long Geminid meteor shower begins this weekend and could give Grimsby-area stargazers ...
Grimsby Telegraph
A spectacular meteor shower could allow stargazers in North East Lincolnshire the chance to see up to 100 shooting stars per hour has begun this ...
Week-long Geminid meteor shower begins this weekend and could give Grimsby-area stargazers ...
Grimsby Telegraph
A spectacular meteor shower could allow stargazers in North East Lincolnshire the chance to see up to 100 shooting stars per hour has begun this ...
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 06DEC2014
Posted: 06 Dec 2014 07:35 PM PST
Meet the pope’s astronomer, who says he’d baptize an alien if given the chance National Catholic Reporter - 7 hours With Christmas just around the corner, Br. Guy Consolmagno gets a lot of questions this time of year about the star of Bethlehem that led the ...
Astronomy Picture of the Day
NASA
Astronomy Picture of the Day. Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief ...
December full moon 2014: Where to watch Gemini 'Moon Before Yule' rise live online
International Business Times UK
The Gemini full moon is set to coincide with another spectacular astronomical event, as the Geminid meteor shower will begin on Sunday 7 December. ...
Tips for enjoying the Geminids meteor shower
Boston Globe
December 13 and 14 — Peak nights for watching the Geminidsmeteor shower, considered one of the most spectacular of the year; a quarter moon ...
Asteroid Explorer "Hayabusa2"
Completion of Critical Operation Phase
December 5, 2014 (JST) -Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirmed the completion of a sequence of the important operations for the Asteroid Exploration "Hayabusa2" mission including the deployment of the horn part of the sampler that captures samples from the asteroid's surface, the release of the locks for the launch that ratchet the gimbal that controls the direction of the ion engine, and functional verification of the three-axis stabilization controls and the ground precision orbit determination system. With this confirmation, the critical operation phase* of the Hayabusa2 was completed. ...
2014 The Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™; Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
28 November 2014
Northern China / Inner Mongolia Asteroid Meteor 26/27NOV2014 w/ Video
Northern China / Inner Mongolia Asteroid Meteor 26/27NOV2014 w/ video
Breaking News- details of date and time yet unknown
Updates Pending- check back.
Asteroid China VIDEO Meteor Asteroid Lights Up Night Sky in Northern China
Posted on YouTube by LiveLeak 4 views
Published on Nov 27, 2014
Asteroid China VIDEO Meteor Asteroid Lights Up Night Sky in Northern China Asteroid China VIDEO Meteor Asteroid Lights Up Night Sky in Northern China Surveillance camera at highway toll station captured the moment a white flash, believed to be an asteroid, tore across the sky in Inner Mongolia. ...
Breaking News- details of date and time yet unknown
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| Northern China / Inner Mongolia Asteroid Meteor 26/27NOV2014 w/ video Source- LiveLeak / NBC NEWS |
Asteroid China VIDEO Meteor Asteroid Lights Up Night Sky in Northern China
Posted on YouTube by LiveLeak 4 views
Published on Nov 27, 2014
Asteroid China VIDEO Meteor Asteroid Lights Up Night Sky in Northern China Asteroid China VIDEO Meteor Asteroid Lights Up Night Sky in Northern China Surveillance camera at highway toll station captured the moment a white flash, believed to be an asteroid, tore across the sky in Inner Mongolia. ...
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Asteroid Lights Up Night Sky in Northern China
NBC News .com
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/asteroid-lights-night-sky-northern-china-n257246
2014 The Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™; Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
2014 The Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™; Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
04 September 2014
ALERT: Chelyabinsk-Sized Asteroid will Pass Extremely Close to Earth on 07SEP2014 - video
Breaking News ALERT: Chelyabinsk-Sized Asteroid will Pass Extremely Close by Earth 07SEP2014
Posted to YouTube by nemesis maturity 25 views
Published 04SEP2014
This week provides another reminder of the reality of that threat, not that Earth’s history doesn’t already provide plenty of warnings.
The record of history, as written in the many impact craters on Earth and the moon, demonstrate that it is just a matter of time before astronomers discover a near Earth object (NEO) headed toward a collision with Earth.
The asteroid 2014 rc will pass below the Earth and the geosynchronous ring of communications and weather satellites orbiting 35,890 km (22,300 miles) above our planet's surface.
Asteroid 2014 RC was initially discovered on the night of 31 August by the Catalina Sky Survey near Tucson AZ, and independently detected the next night by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope, located on the summit of Haleakala on Maui, Hawaii. Both reported their observations to the Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, MA. Additional follow-up observations by the Catalina Sky Survey and the University of Hawaii 88-inch on Mauna Kea confirmed the orbit of 2014 RC. From its brightness, astronomers estimate that the asteroid is about 20 meters (60 feet) in size.
While 2014 RC will not impact the Earth, its orbit will bring it back to the Earth's neighborhood in the future. Its future motion will be closely monitored but no future threatening Earth encounters have been identified. http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news184....
JUST DISCOVERED!
updated 04SEP2014
For September NEOs -
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| Time//Space- Gravity Warp Asteroid Stream on the Way c2014 Dirk Ross...Tokyo |
Posted to YouTube by nemesis maturity 25 views
Published 04SEP2014
This week provides another reminder of the reality of that threat, not that Earth’s history doesn’t already provide plenty of warnings.
The record of history, as written in the many impact craters on Earth and the moon, demonstrate that it is just a matter of time before astronomers discover a near Earth object (NEO) headed toward a collision with Earth.
The asteroid 2014 rc will pass below the Earth and the geosynchronous ring of communications and weather satellites orbiting 35,890 km (22,300 miles) above our planet's surface.
Asteroid 2014 RC was initially discovered on the night of 31 August by the Catalina Sky Survey near Tucson AZ, and independently detected the next night by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope, located on the summit of Haleakala on Maui, Hawaii. Both reported their observations to the Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, MA. Additional follow-up observations by the Catalina Sky Survey and the University of Hawaii 88-inch on Mauna Kea confirmed the orbit of 2014 RC. From its brightness, astronomers estimate that the asteroid is about 20 meters (60 feet) in size.
While 2014 RC will not impact the Earth, its orbit will bring it back to the Earth's neighborhood in the future. Its future motion will be closely monitored but no future threatening Earth encounters have been identified. http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news184....
JUST DISCOVERED!
updated 04SEP2014
| (2014 RJ11) | 2014-Sep-08 | 0.0076 | 3.0 | 9.5 m - 21 m | 27.2 | 7.43 |
| (2014 RJ) | 2014-Sep-03 | 0.0202 | 7.9 | 21 m - 46 m | 25.6 | 11.24 |
| (2014 QC391) | 2014-Sep-04 | 0.0063 | 2.4 | 8.6 m - 19 m | 27.4 | 7.82 |
For September NEOs -
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2014/09/neo-asteroids-close-approach-september.html
2014 The Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™; Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
2014 The Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™; Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
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