Incoming Object With Earth Impact Trajectory Turns Out to Be Old NASA Spacecraft – ScienceAlert

With all sorts of rocks flying around willy-nilly in the space around Earth, telescopes around the world are keeping a careful eye on the sky to make sure we’re not in any danger.
So when the University of Arizona’s Catalina Sky Survey and the University of Hawaii’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System spotted what seemed to be a small, incoming object on an impact trajectory with Earth on August 25, scientists sat up and paid attention.
However, closer inspection revealed it wasn’t a…

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