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The October 2012 observations reduced the orbit uncertainties by more than a factor of 60, meaning that the Earth's position in February 2040 no longer falls within the range of possible future paths for the asteroid. [8] On 4 February 2040 the asteroid will pass no closer than 0.007 AU (1,000,000 km; 650,000 mi) (~2.8 LD) from Earth. [1]
Trajectory of asteroid 2005 YU 55 compared with the orbits of Earth and the Moon on 8–9 November 2011. Apparent trajectory on 8–9 November 2011. In February 2010, (308635) 2005 YU 55 was rated 1 on the Torino Scale for a potential pass near Earth on 10 November 2103, [12] that posed no unusual level of danger.
A list of known near-Earth asteroid close approaches less than 1 lunar distance (384,400 km or 0.00257 AU) from Earth in 2011. [note 1] Rows highlighted red indicate objects which were not discovered until after closest approach
The first space rock, asteroid 2011 UL21, passed by Earth on June 27 at a distance of 4.1 million miles (6.6 million kilometers), or 17 times the distance between Earth and the moon. Researchers ...
An asteroid streaked past northern Siberia in the middle of the night Tuesday before burning up in Earth's atmosphere, lighting up the skies with a blinding flash, dramatic video shows.
(458732) 2011 MD 5 is an Apollo near-Earth asteroid around 1.2 kilometers (0.75 miles) in diameter. It is the largest asteroid known to have passed closer than the Moon. [4] On 17 September 1918 the asteroid passed 0.00234 AU (350 thousand km; 0.91 LD) from Earth [3] with a peak apparent magnitude of around 8.4.
Disasters Flooding in Thailand reaches the residence of the Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in Bangkok, forcing her to withdraw from the Hawaii APEC summit to deal with the crisis. (Bangkok Post) (Reuters) At least 16 people are killed in a stampede during a religious festival in the Indian city of Haridwar, Uttarakhand. (CNN) A British Red Arrows pilot dies after being accidentally ejected ...
A "harmless" asteroid burned up Tuesday night above northern Siberia in Russia, creating a blazing fireball in the sky witnessed across the region.