jgmaynard Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 Hi: Yes, I realize this is probably just a "news advertisement blurb," but I heard briefly on the news yesterday that a 1/2 mile wide asteroid was coming towards the Earth ("Will it hit Earth? Stay tuned to channel 25 news..."). Anyone heard anything about this? What sort of path is projected? JM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silkworm Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 I heard about this, but I heard it's a mile wide. I don't know how close it will be, but I think it's supposed to be inside the moon's orbit. Here is NASA's Near Earth Object (NEO) program: NASA NEO, but I didn't see anything about it there. There's actually a much scarier looking one projected for 2029, that's supposed to travel within 20,000 miles of Earth and will be visible to the naked eye as it passes. http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news148.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 http://space.about.com/b/a/256724.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgmaynard Posted June 30, 2006 Author Share Posted June 30, 2006 Thanks. That's one close shave! JM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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