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J002E3 is an object in space which is thought to be the S-IVB third stage of the Apollo 12 Saturn V rocket. It was discovered on September 3, 2002, by amateur astronomer Bill Yeung . Initially thought to be an asteroid , it has since been tentatively identified as the third stage of Apollo 12 Saturn V based on spectrographic evidence consistent ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 also rates 3 of 10 on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale, a method for astronomers to categorize and rate the threat of near-Earth objects. For those reasons, the asteroid is one ...
2000 SG 344 is a small Aten asteroid first observed in 2000. It is assumed to have a diameter of approximately 37 meters (120 feet) – or roughly twice that of the Chelyabinsk meteor – and an assumed mass of 7.1 × 10 7 kg (71,000 tonnes), [3] but the size is only known within about a factor 2.
Sine we figured out what it is, the name J002E3 is a bit of a distraction. The S-IVB-507 article could talk about the part's manufacture, testing, and flight as well as its re-discovery as J002E3. It would also be more appropriate then to include pictures of S-IVB-507 from a time when it was much closer to the camera.
Another gigantic asteroid will come within Earth's neighborhood on Wednesday, and Earthlings can watch it live online, knowing it's at a safe distance. How to watch a stadium-sized asteroid zoom ...
The Caribbean Astronomy Society (SAC) said the "impressive" asteroid was visible across the entire Caribbean region at 7:05 p.m. local time Saturday. After hitting Earth's atmosphere, the space ...
Asteroid impact avoidance by deflection is possible in principle, and methods of mitigation are being researched. [6] Two scales, the simple Torino scale and the more complex Palermo scale, rate the risk presented by an identified NEO based on the probability of it impacting the Earth and on how severe the consequences of such an impact would ...
Astronomers mistook a car SpaceX blasted into space years ago as an asteroid. The brief mix-up highlights the sometimes difficult pursuit of tracking deep-space objects.