An asteroid the size of Baiyoke Tower 2 will make its closest pass by Earth in more than 100 years on February 2. NASA insists it is not dangerous. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA) reports that asteroid 2008 OS7, which has a diameter of approximately 271 meters, or nearly as big as Baiyoke 2, will … Read more
Jakarta – Viral narrative asteroid will crash Earth on October 5, 2024. The asteroid in question is asteroid 2007 FT3 which is estimated to have a power equivalent to 2.6 billion tons of TNT. Launch IFL ScienceMonday (8/1/2024) FT3 2007 is an asteroid that was first observed in 2007 and is included in NASA’s Sentry … Read more
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – According to a report, an asteroid has the potential to hit Earth in October 2024. The asteroid discovered in 2007 was named FT3. The asteroid measures 314 meters. FT3 was said to be missing because it was only visible for 1.2 days before disappearing from NASA’s view. NASA reported FT3 was … Read more
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — About 66 million years ago, the Earth was struck by a asteroid the size of a city that releases energy equivalent to the explosion of a 72 trillion ton bomb. This created a 100-mile-wide (180-kilometer) collision scar that is now Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. This asteroid impact, known as the Chicxulub impact, caused … Read more
The moment the sample was taken on October 20 2020 was truly astonishing. Osiris-Rex descended towards the asteroid and held its capture mechanism at the tip of the 3m (10ft) long blast. The idea is to slap the surface and, at the same time, emit a jet of nitrogen gas to lift the gravel and … Read more
Jakarta – An asteroid that humans have visited may one day visit Earth. The asteroid is predicted to visit us on September 24, 2182. When Bennu visits, the asteroid will hit Earth with the force of 22 atomic bombs. But are those predictions correct? And why does September 24, 2182 continue to be mentioned in … Read more