An asteroid marked as (7482) 1994 PC1 with a very large diameter (over 1 km) on Tuesday (January 18) will fly near the Earth. You will be able to see it with an amateur telescope at 22:51 Polish time. NASA will show the flight of this space rock on the Internet. Live stream. On Tuesday, … Read more
The US space agency (NASA) launched the DART (Double Asteroid Redirect Test) probe early this Wednesday, the mission that will test a strategy for defend our planet against asteroids. DART’s mission is basically to crash into an asteroid to prove that it is possible, if necessary, to divert him from his route. It is Earth’s … Read more
NASA launched an unprecedented mission this Saturday (16) to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, two large clumps of space rock that scientists believe are remnants of material that formed outer planets in the Solar System. The space probe, nicknamed Lucy and packed inside a special cargo pod, according to news reported by Brazil agency, took off … Read more
At just two years old, Nicole Oliveira, from Alagoas, could barely speak, but she already knew enough words to make a rather unusual request: “Mommy, I want a star”. The mother, Zilma Jacana, did not understand and presented her with toy stars. It took her about three years to realize that Nicolinha, as the girl … Read more
You can be a guitarist of the pop-rock group Queen and … a recognized scientist. This is the case of Brian May who specialized in the production of stereo images of asteroids. This work, of real scientific and not just artistic interest, he does in close collaboration with his friend Patrick Michel, research director at … Read more
IN The US National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) has warned of a celestial body approaching Earth that is larger than the largest football field. Asteroid 2021 GM4 will fly as close as possible to our planet on July 1. About the appearance of a space guest in the sky informs British edition Express. NASA … Read more
Dr. Gad El-Qady, head of the National Institute for Astronomical and Geophysical Research, said that there are many rumors on social media, stressing that there is no possibility of any asteroids colliding with Earth. During his meeting with the “Al-Hayat Al-Youm” program, on “Al-Hayat” satellite channel, with the journalist Lubna Asal, he confirmed that our … Read more
Dr. Gad El-Qady, President of the National Institute for Astronomical Research, confirmed that during the remaining period of this year, astronomers around the world will witness the observation of some asteroids approaching the Earth during the period (25-30 December 2020 AD), which are at great distances from planet Earth. As the closest of them will … Read more
Subscribe to receive the most important news – – Dr. Gad Al-Qadi, President of the National Institute for Astronomical and Geophysical Research, stated that during the remaining period of this year, astronomers around the world will witness the monitoring of some asteroids approaching the Earth during the period (25-30 December 2020), which are at great … Read more
The president of the Japanese space agency Hiroshi Yamakawa said at a press conference that the probe landed twice on the asteroid, the second time creating an artificial crater and collecting some debris. – The moment of the collapse of the Arecibo radio telescope. Drone recording In his opinion, further study of the samples may … Read more