China’s Wide Field Survey Telescope (WFST) Discovers Two Asteroids Near Earth

China’s Wide Field Survey Telescope (WFST) Discovers Two Asteroids Near Earth

Home> Culture> techno China’s Wide Field Survey Telescope (WFST) discovered two asteroids near Earth, the two asteroids were named 2023 WX1 and 2023 WB2. Wide Field Survey Telescope (WFST) in Lenghu City, Qinghai Province, China. ANTARA/Xinhua/HO University of Science and Technology of China. ANTARA/Xinhua. JAKARTA – A wide field telescope (Wide Field Survey Telescope/WFST) capable … Read more

Get to know Asteroid 2013 BO76, a space rock the size of a stadium has passed through Earth

ILLUSTRATION. Get to know Asteroid 2013 BO76, a space rock the size of a stadium has passed through Earth Writer: Arif Budianto KONTAN.CO.ID – Get to know asteroid 2013 BO76, a stadium-sized space rock that briefly passed Earth. The asteroid with a diameter of about 140 meters reaches its closest distance of more than 13 … Read more

An Asteroid the Size of the Transjakarta Electric Bus Approaches Earth in Moon Orbit

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia — Asteroid estimated to be 12 meters wide or the equivalent length of an electric bus Tranjakartacalled 2022 ES3, will pass near Earth on Sunday (13/3). According to NASA, the 2022 ES3 track will be 330 thousand kilometers near Earth on March 13. Aliens in outer space will be slightly in the … Read more

Earth Turns Out to Have a Neighbor of 300 Years Old Twin Asteroids

JAKARTA – Scientists have just discovered a twin asteroid that may be Earth’s newest neighbour. The asteroids, which are about 600,000 miles apart, appear to have separated from their parent asteroids only a few centuries ago. First discovered in 2018, scientists studying the formation of flying asteroids PR2 and QR6 near Earth recently concluded that … Read more

NASA Upgrades Asteroid Monitoring Software

The software update takes into account the new changes affecting the asteroids. REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KALIFORNIA — The American Space Agency’s (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) recently upgraded the software used to assess asteroid potentially dangerous. This update takes into account the influence of sunlight on orbit, among other changes. The new impact monitoring algorithm, called Sentry-II, … Read more

A giant asteroid will pass near Earth in early February, is it dangerous?

ILLUSTRATION. In early February, a giant asteroid with a diameter of 42 meters will pass near the earth. Source: Kompas.com | Editor: Barratut Taqiyyah Rafie KONTAN.CO.ID – JAKARTA. In early February, a giant asteroid with a diameter of 42 meters will pass near the earth. The asteroid that will pass near Earth is the large … Read more

Asteroid 2.5 Times The Empire State Building Approaches Earth

A The asteroid, which is estimated to be 1 kilometer wide or 2.5 times the size of the Empire State Building, will pass close to Earth on January 18. The approaching asteroid is known as 7482 (1994 PC1) and was discovered in 1994, according to NASA. According to NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies, … Read more

Two Near-Earth Asteroids Contain IDR165 Quadrillion Precious Metals, Claimed to Be Mining Targets

JAKARTA – Two asteroids close to Earth are known to contain precious metals. The astronauts calculated the precious metal to be around 11.65 trillion US dollars, or around Rp. 165 quadrillion. This amount is equal to 60 times the amount of the Indonesian State Budget in 2021. The gold reserves in the asteroid even exceed … Read more