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6 godz. temu · While 2011 UL21 soared past us at a distance of 4.1 million miles—around 17 times further away than the moon—2024 MK came within 181,300 miles of our planet, within the 238,900-mile orbit of ...
19 godz. temu · An asteroid is whipping past Earth today, travelling at more than 40,000 miles per hour. NASA says the asteroid will pass just 936,000 miles away from Earth, a relatively close-shave in space terms.
19 godz. temu · Asteroid 2011 UL21, which passed Earth on June 27 at a distance of 4.1 million miles (6.6 million kilometers), or about 17 times the distance between the Moon and Earth, was initially discovered by the NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey in 2011. This flyby marked the first occasion it was close enough to be imaged by radar.
19 godz. temu · While the larger asteroid 2011 UL21 passed Earth on 27 June at a distance of 4.1 million miles (6.6 million kilometres), or about 17 times the distance between the Moon and Earth.
22 min temu · The asteroid will be just 936,000 miles away from our planet, which, while it may sound alarmingly close, NASA assures us poses no threat to life on Earth. As it continues its orbit around the sun, which takes roughly 1.2 years, the asteroid, measuring about 79 meters in width, will glide past Earth.
10 godz. temu · NASA's JPL recently used radar to capture images of two passing asteroids. Asteroid 2011 UL21, discovered by Catalina Sky Survey in 2011, passed safely at 4.1 million miles on June 27. It's nearly a mile wide and has a small moonlet orbiting it. Asteroid 2024 MK passed closer on June 29, at 184,000 miles, with angular features and surface details seen in radar scans.
3 godz. temu · The asteroid which has been dubbed 2024 MT-1, will pass just 936,000 miles away from Earth. The distance is unusually close but NASA ensures that the asteroid poses no risk to life on Earth. The asteroid will pass by Earth on its orbit around the sun, which will take about 1.2 years. 2024 MT-1 is around 79 meters wide which although seems ...
