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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 ...
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.
Believed to have been discovered as an asteroid in 2002 and given the designation J002E3: S-IVB-508 Apollo 13: April 11, 1970 Impacted lunar surface April 14, 1970* [10] [11] S-IVB-509 Apollo 14: January 31, 1971 Lunar surface* S-IVB-510 Apollo 15: July 26, 1971 Lunar surface* S-IVB-511 Apollo 16: April 16, 1972 Lunar surface* S-IVB-512 Apollo 17
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said. An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, NASA ...
An asteroid first spotted in December has a 1.2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Scientists are tracking the space rock to learn more about its size and trajectory.
This week, explore what lurks in asteroid dust, marvel at the world’s largest beaded burial, discover an elusive creature photographed for the first time, and more. Life’s building blocks ...
Asteroid impact avoidance by deflection is possible in principle, ... J002E3 discovery images taken on September 3, 2002. J002E3 is in the circle.
An asteroid recently spotted in the cosmos with a non-zero chance of hitting Earth in the coming years may have caused some alarm.. Don't freak out – yet. Yes, the asteroid has little more than ...