NASA’s Lucy prepares to launch a Trojan asteroid, a group of asteroids in front of and behind Jupiter. Lucy will be launched from Florida on October 26 on an Atlas V rocket. Lucy will fly in search of extraterrestrial life with a cover inscribed with the words of the Beatles and others. Lucy is targeting…
By Web TeamFirst Published Aug 30, 2021, 4:05 PM IST The world of science has seen the speed of a newly discovered asteroid. Although it is close to the Sun, scientists say it is much closer to Earth. Known as 2021 pH 27, the asteroid completes one orbit around the Sun every 113 days. It…
Fragments of the comet Schumacher Levy 9 (scientific name D / 1993 F2) collided with Jupiter on July 17, 1992. In a span of six days, 21 such fragments fell on Jupiter. The collision between two solar system objects was the first direct observation of the Schumacher Levy 9 collision. Schumacher discovered Levy 9 on…
The asteroid is traveling at a speed of 94208 kilometers per hour. NASA says it can be seen passing from Earth with the help of telescopes NASA has classified the asteroid, which is 4,500 feet in diameter, as a dangerous meteorite. NASA has named it the Asteroid 2016 AJ 193. It will be closest to…
NASA says the stadium-sized asteroid will approach Earth on July 24. This fast-moving asteroid is named 2008 Go20. The asteroid travels at a distance of 8 km per second. According to NASA, the asteroid’s orbit is so fast that it can destroy anything coming in the opposite direction. The asteroid is reportedly being monitored by…
