Thursday, October 8, 2015

NASA confirms asteroid TWO MILES wide will pass close to Earth in 48 HOURS

Via avordvet

 Asteroid 86666 Nasa animated gif

It should fly safely past earth on Saturday, but astronomers are keeping a close eye on 86666 (2000 FL10) which, according to NASA, will be one of the biggest to pass close to our planet in recent times.

The giant lump of rock is currently hurtling through space at 40,000 miles an hour. The asteroid’s exact size is still unclear though it is estimated to be between 0.7miles metres and 1.6 miles wide - more than 15 times bigger than other asteroids currently on Nasa’s radar.

A collision would be nothing short of catastrophic with the rock fragment thought to be around a quarter of the size of Mount Everest.

More @ Express

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  2. You probably shouldn't say it is on "NASAs RADAR" since NASA has actual RADAR and this object is NOT on it. The word "RADAR" is being used metaphorically in this case.

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