Tag: asterioid

Meteor shower

October 26, 2021

If you look at the sky for a long time on a normal night without clouds, you may see a few meteorites. But every year there are occasional meteor showers focusing on certain parts. These meteorites are caused by matter emitted by comets passing close to the Sun. A concentrated meteorite occurs as the Earth…

“Asteroid Ben threatens” (NASA)

August 14, 2021

Scientists have warned that the asteroid Bennu, which is expected to hit Earth in 2135, will not be a challenge to Earth. Bennu was at the top of the list of asteroids capable of crossing the Earth in close range. On September 6, 2016, NASA sent a satellite called NASA OSIRIS-Rex to Bennu to examine…