Astronomers are working to identify and monitor all asteroids and meteorites that are likely to hit Earth, to explore the likelihood of a collision with our planet and when, if there is an actual threat. NASA says more than 100 tons of rocky particles hit Earth every day, but asteroids the size of a football … Read more
Last year 2022 It’s been a great year for the amateur astronomers and for those who enjoy getting away from the city to be able to see all kinds of celestial events that sporadically grace the cielo. This year promises another amazing set of cosmic eventsincluding dark skies for both meteor showers most anticipated: the … Read more
WHEN THE EARTH TOUCHED THE SKY Although on a very large scale, the first modeling of the impact, carried out by Brandon C. Johnson, lecturer from Purdue University, Indiana, gives a rather striking idea of the consequences of the impact of the asteroid. From the first seconds, the ocean and the earth’s crust rise well … Read more
The main purpose of the galaxy image is to fill in the gaps in Hubble’s observations of known galaxies located near our Milky Way. Dwarf galaxy UGC 7983 (file photo) A small asteroid appeared in the vicinity of dwarf galaxy UGC 7983 when it was photographed by Hubble Space Telescope. UGC 7983 is a small … Read more
A coder has created a site that simulates the impact of a meteorite on Earth and its consequences. You can vary the parameters according to the nature of the object and thus discover the damage that such an event would cause, if it were to happen. It can be terrifying and brings home the need … Read more
Almost 6% of the Earth’s mass comes from elements contributed by asteroids that arrived from the outer Solar System, in the initial moments of its formation. Analysis of samples from the Ryugu asteroid, provided by the Japanese Hayabusa2 mission, indicates that the isotopic composition of zinc and copper present in this space rock corresponds to … Read more
With NASA’s DART mission recently succeeding in deflecting an asteroid off course, you might think our planet is ranked when it comes to defending against incoming asteroids, but there are plenty of asteroids out there and the search for potentially dangerous asteroids is a work in progress. According to the European Space Agency (ESA), there … Read more
Scientists began to learn iron and surprising information about asteroids, after the launch of image analysis of the test of NASA’s Dart spacecraft, when it collided with the asteroid “Demorphos”, and the scientists found that when hitting it, the asteroids interact strangely like water, and not masses of gravel as they are, according to RT … Read more