Fonds12 天
What will happen to the giant asteroid Apophis when it passes near Earth in 2029?
Numerical simulations already offer valuable insights. Apophis. Discovered in June 2004, the asteroid is approximately 350 meters in diameter and about 27 million tons. For a few weeks ...
Interesting Engineering19 天
Apophis will pass Earth closer than any asteroid in decades, but don’t panic
will the Apophis asteroid hit Earth? If it did, when, where, and what impact would it have, and why do we believe that we’re safe for the next few decades, at the very least? The short answer is ...
‘City-killer’ asteroid won’t hit Earth in 2032, but don’t worry— another threat ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth in December 2032, but that doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods forever. Researchers warn ...
An Asteroid (Probably) Isn’t Hitting Earth Any Time Soon
Once, a very long time ago, a massive asteroid hit the Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs. In addition to functionally ...
Incredibly rare astronomical events you can see in your lifetime – including ‘meteor ...
SOME astronomical events we see often, like shooting stars, but these are only a fraction of the dazzling celestial wonders occurring over the vast expanse of time. However, there are still four ...
Electronics Weekly6 天
ESA selects Tyvak for Ramses Mission CubeSat involving asteroid flyby
The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Tyvak to build the first CubeSat for the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety ...
Watch this new European rocket lift off … then crash
A European Vega-C rocket will launch tomorrow carrying the Sentinel-1C mission into orbit in the rocket's first return to flight since it failed in 2022. The European Space Agency (ESA) is launching ...