Asteroid as big as the Eiffel Tower to pass near the earth on June 1
The Week | May 30, 2021The asteroid zipping around the earth on June 1, named 2021 KT1, would be 4.5 million miles away from the earth. While that may seem far, NASA considers any asteroid within 4.6 million miles of earth and larger than 150 metres to be potentially hazardous.
Smaller asteroids are expected to approach the earth on Saturday, Sunday and Monday and are expected to be as big as an average house or an airplane. In total, five asteroids are expected to pass near earth over the next few days.
Earth, women and minorities hardest hit.
Actually….back in the day, the dinosaurs were hardest hit.
And you waited until Tuesday to post the SMOD event? Geeeshhhhh!
Guess it missed.
Fun bonus fact: The change in the asteroid’s orbit caused by its interaction with the earth’s gravity means it will have to be observed closely to see when it will be close again. (I read / heard that on the internet.) See for example: https://nasa.fandom.com/wiki/Gravity_assist.
Guess it missed.
Fun bonus fact: The asteroid’s orbit will have to be recalculated due to its interaction with the earth’s gravity. See https://nasa.fandom.com/wiki/Gravity_assist.
So the science isn’t settled?
Well, that much of the science is settled, but the numbers (engineering, so to speak) are up in the air.
Kinda like disappearing comments.