Asteroids
Asteroid five times the size of Big Ben heading in Earth’s direction, NASA says

Asteroid five times the size of Big Ben heading in Earth’s direction, NASA says

It’s a biggun’ NASA officials have stated that a significantly large asteroid is set to pass Earth this Sunday, with its close proximity classifying it as “potentially hazardous”. According to best estimates, the asteroid – designated number 388945 (2008 TZ3) – is about 490 metres or just over 1600 feet wide. To put that into […]

4 years ago

Japanese space agency releases incredible new images after landing on asteroid

Japanese space agency releases incredible new images after landing on asteroid

This is the first time a spacecraft has successfully landed on a fast-moving asteroid body The Japanese Space Agency (Jaxa) has released new photographs after landing two rovers on the surface of the asteroid, Ryugu. Hayabusa 2, known as the “mothership”, reached the asteroid in June after a three-and-a-half year journey. On Friday it descended […]

8 years ago