Science
Statue of Liberty-sized space rock among FIVE headed towards Earth warns NASA – RT
In its latest bulletin, NASA has warned of five Near-Earth Objects headed towards our planet this week, one of which is larger than the Statue of Liberty. Meanwhile, the agency is gearing up for its asteroid-sampling mission.
It’ll be a ferocious finale to September, as five space rocks measuring between 11 meters and 110 meters in diameter are due in just three days.
Kicking things off on Monday will be the 11-meter, telephone pole-sized 2020 SY4, which will come within 724,000km of Earth at a blistering pace of 16.12km/s (58,032kph, or 21 times as fast as a bullet (2,736kph).
On Tuesday, the behemoth 2020 PM7, which has a diameter of 110 meters, will shoot past at a safe distance of 2.8 million km. The giant ro…
-
Noosa News12 hours agoTwo teenagers and two adults rushed to hospital in life-threatening conditions after shocking Lawnton house fire
-
Noosa News14 hours agoA secret scheme and plans to expel former leaders — here’s what we’ve heard from Queensland’s inquiry into the CFMEU
-
Noosa News13 hours agoFatal traffic crash, Noosa – Sunshine Coast
-
Business13 hours agoTop brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy next week 23 November 2025