Por: Newsweek Tech December 30, 2022
Scientists have identified more than 30,000 near-Earth objects (NEOs) to date. So what are the largest potentially hazardous NEOs predicted to have a close encounter with Earth in 2023?The term near-Earth object is used to refer to any cosmic body whose orbit comes close to that of our planet, in astronomical terms. The vast majority of NEOs are asteroids—most of which are small—although more than a hundred comets are also included in this... + full article
Newsweek USA Tech December 29, 2022
An enormous asteroid, with an estimated diameter of between 460 and 1,050 feet, is on course for a close encounter with Earth in 2023. At 0:30 a.m. on October 17, the cruise ship-sized space rock will make its closest approach to Earth since records began.We are talking... + más
NASA will slam its Dart spacecraft into an asteroid — and you can watch | The Boston Globe
Asteroid the size of One World Trade Center set for close shave with Earth | Newsweek
Newsweek USA World December 24, 2022
Not one, not two but three huge asteroids are paying us a holiday visit, and are due to speed relatively near the Earth on Christmas Day. Relative to distances in the universe that is, so there is no reason to panic.The three asteroids are named 2022 YL1, 2013 YA14 and 2022... + más
Dead Arecibo telescope sends near-Earth asteroid warning from grave | Newsweek
Planet killer asteroid with the potential to collide with Earth found hiding in the glare of the sun | CBS News
CBS News USA Science November 01, 2022
For a long time, the sun's glare has been hiding a secret — a trio of space rocks with one member that could one day be hazardous to the planet. Of the three asteroids recently discovered by astronomers, two are so massive that they have been described as planet killers... + más
The New York Times USA Science October 31, 2022
Astronomers on the hunt for modestly sized asteroids that could vaporize a city or bulkier beasts that could sterilize Earth’s surface have spotted a new potential threat. But there’s no immediate need to worry — it’ll be many generations until it may pose a danger to... + más
Newsweek USA World October 31, 2022
The final data recording from the Arecibo Observatory, which collapsed in 2020, has warned of a large number of asteroids with the potential of coming near Earth, many of which could be dangerous to life.According to a paper published on September 22 in the Planetary Science... + más
Newsweek USA World October 24, 2022
A gargantuan asteroid measuring between 1,000 and 2,430 feet in diameter, is due to fly past Earth on November 1.The asteroid, named 2022 RM4, is traveling at speeds of roughly 52,500 miles per hour, and is expected to sail past the Earth at a distance of 1,427,801 miles.In... + más
NASA spacecraft successfully collides with asteroid | ABC News
Forbes USA Business September 27, 2022
Updated Sep 26, 2022, 08:02pm EDTTopline An unmanned spacecraft built for NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) successfully slammed into the Dimorphos asteroid Monday evening, aiming to test a technique that scientists hope could stop dangerous asteroids from... + más
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