Science
RV-size asteroid to get closer to Earth than the moon – Live Science
This asteroid isn’t socially distancing with Earth very well.
An asteroid
will get awfully close to Earth
this Thursday (Sept. 24), when it whizzes by our planet closer than the moon orbits.
The asteroid known as 2020 SW isn’t expected to collide with Earth, according to the Center for Near Earth Object Studies
(CNEOS) at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. But it will get close, passing about 16,700 miles (27,000 kilometers) away from Earth, according to the Virtual Telescope Project
.
To put this in perspective, the moon hangs…
-
Noosa News17 hours agoWest Coast Eagles draftee Josh Lindsay wants to carry on Troy Selwood’s legacy
-
Noosa News21 hours agoDoorDash offering Aussies free burgers, burritos, pizzas and meal bundles as an end of year treat
-
General18 hours agoLabor to squeeze public service, sparking warnings of job losses
-
General23 hours agoWalkabout Creek Hotel from Crocodile Dundee sells after three years on the market