4 天之前 · The telescope is one of the asteroid discovery programs funded by NASA to scan the sky in search of near-Earth asteroids, said Davide Farnocchia, navigation engineer at JPL and CNEOS, via email.

4 天之前 · That one was estimated to be about 6.2 miles (10 kilometers) in diameter and marked the last known large asteroid to hit our world. ... About 3,000 new near-Earth objects are found each year, but ...

4 天之前 · Astronomers have been keeping a close eye on an asteroid between 130 and 300 feet long that has a very small chance of crashing into Earth in 2032.

4 天之前 · As per the official website of NASA, Asteroid 2024 YR4 is a near-Earth asteroid, meaning it is an asteroid in an orbit that brings it into Earth’s region of the Solar System. 2024 YR4 is ...

4 天之前 · Asteroid Threat: Assessing the Risks and Preparing for the Unknown. The vast expanse of space harbors both wonders and potential dangers, and one such threat looms large: asteroids. These celestial bodies, remnants from the early solar system, pose a real risk to Earth, with some capable of wreaking havoc on a global scale. Tracking the Cosmic ...

4 天之前 · Less than ten thousand years old, and with a diameter of 100 m (330 ft) or more. The EID lists fewer than ten such craters, and the largest in the last 100,000 years (100 ka) is the 4.5 km (2.8 mi) Rio Cuarto crater in Argentina. [2] However, there is some uncertainty regarding its origins [3] and age, with some sources giving it as < 10 ka [2] [4] while the EID gives a broader …

4 天之前 · #nasa #asteroid #earth #rimpactx NASA says yes, an asteroid buzzing by in 2032 could hit Earth An asteroid that measures up to 300 feet across could smack into Earth in 2032, and while NASA says the chances of a collision are “extremely low,” the probability has been increasing since the space rock was discovered weeks ago. NASA said last week that there is …

4 天之前 · A secondary payload is the AstroForge Odin spacecraft headed for a a near-Earth asteroid named 2022 OB5. ... Schrodinger basin, a large impact crater near the moon’s south pole, shows evidence ...

4 天之前 · May's thesis focused on "zodiac dust" that collects throughout the solar system, a specialization that led him to become a key team member in a NASA mission. May created stereoscopic images for a NASA mission that allowed a spacecraft to safely land on an asteroid and obtain a rock sample in 2020. The sample finally made its way to Earth in 2023.

4 天之前 · A potent 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit Oromiya, Ethiopia, late Friday, with over 250,000 residents affected. The quake, near Fentale volcano, has triggered fears of volcanic eruptions, leading to the evacuation of 80,000 individuals. The situation remains precarious as continued seismic activity poses ongoing risks to the population.