China is targeting a small near-Earth asteroid for a mission to prepare for future space threats. Photo: doc Spacenews CHINA – China will launch spacecraft for a special mission: being hit by a near-earth asteroid. What for? Apparently, this is part of the test Planetary Defense System they have. If you remember, the action is … Read more
The massive asteroid 2023 DZ2 passes between the earth and the moon. Photo: Getty Images JAKARTA – A giant asteroid named 2023 DZ2 passing between the orbits of the Earth and the Moon. Asteroid it was large enough to scorch a city to the ground and could even be seen from the earth through a … Read more
FLORIDA – A asteroid a giant about 2 times the size of the Empire State Building will slide past Earth Thursday, April 28, 2022. The asteroid, named 418135 (2008 AG33), will penetrate Earth’s orbit at a speed of 37,400 km/h (23,300 mph). At its closest point, an asteroid traveling at more than 30 times the … Read more
ONE giant asteroid measuring more than 1,066.8 meters (3,500 ft) wide, it glides close to Earth. But don’t worry, asteroid which is 2.5 times the height of New York’s Empire State Building did not hit the Earth. Quoted from SINDOnews from the bgr page, Wednesday (12/1/2021), an asteroid named Asteroid 7498 (1994 PC1) crossed Earth … Read more
ASTEROID Nereus 4660 measuring 330 meters long approaches Earth at a speed of 23,700 km per hour. NASA says the distance of the Asteroid Nereus is 3-4 times the distance between Earth and the Sun, but chances are hit the earth only about 6-7%. Quoted from the bailey-universe page, Sunday (12/12/2021), NASA showed that an … Read more
CALIFORNIA – NASA warns giant asteroid the size of a football field will enter Earth’s orbit on December 11, 2021. NASA puts this asteroid in the dangerous category given its distance of only 7.4 kilometers from Earth. Quoted from News Australia, Wednesday (12/1/2021), NASA said that Asteroid 4660 Nereus is more than 330 meters long … Read more
It’s been many times big asteroid once hit the Earth and left a large crater. This is because the energy from a violent asteroid impact has almost the same effect as a nuclear bomb. Experts and research scientists say, in the last 600 million years about 60 asteroids or similar objects measuring more than 3 … Read more
Jakarta – For the first time, astronomers have mapped asteroid the largest in the universe of the Solar System of the size of Earth and some make Sun so tiny. This is a list of the 42 largest asteroids in the Solar System. Astronomers make use of ground telescopes, European Southern Obsevatory Very Large Telescope … Read more