Sci-tech
Mile-wide asteroid set to pass within 3.9m miles of Earth
The asteroid , dubbed 1998 OR2, is predicted to measure between 1.8 km - 4.1 km in diameter. An asteroid named 1998 OR2, is expected to pass by Earth on April 29 at a distance of 6.2 million kilometres away from the planet. It is to be noted that the moon orbits Earth at an average distance of 385,000 km. Any asteroid that is bigger than 140 meters and comes within 8 million kilometres of Ear... [Full Article...]
Mile-long asteroid 1998 OR2 dons 'mask' before Earth flyby
Should an asteroid be discovered that posed an impact threat to Earth, knowing such characteristics would be important for planning a response. Although it poses no threat to Earth during its flyby on Wednesday, asteroid 1998 OR2 is classified as a " potentially hazardous object " because it is a rather hefty space rock whose orbit intersects with Earth's orbit at a distance less than 4.6 mi... [Full Article...]
Scientists: The Largest-Ever Ozone Hole Above The Arctic Has Closed
Sharing a post on the micro-blogging website, Copernicus ECMWF wrote, "The unprecedented 2020 northern hemisphere #OzoneHole has come to an end". Thus, despite what you may be thinking, it's recovery most likely can't be tracked to the reduction in pollution due to the coronavirus pandemic. [Full Article...]
Lights in the sky have terrestrial explanation
Starlink ultimately aims to provide low-priced, high-speed broadband connectivity to customers globally, with the specific goal of offering service to customers who don't now have reliable or quality access due to their remote location. Musk had noted in the past that the project needed at least 400 satellites to launch and Wednesday, he sent 60 more devices into space - bringing the total to 422. [Full Article...]
3 Earth-Intersecting NEOs Approaching, Flying Past Planet Tuesday — NASA Asteroid Tracker
The body, dubbed Asteroid 52768 (1998 OR2 ), is said to be the biggest asteroid of the year, but what makes it even more interesting is the fact that it is making the close approach with a "mask on", just like we all should. The observatory is supported by NASA's Near-Earth Object Observations Program and has been analyzing asteroids since the mid-'90s. A team of experts has been monitoring this ... [Full Article...]
Kylie Jenner's Daughter Stormi Cutely Interrupts Dad Travis Scott's Fortnite Concert
Travis Scott brought his daughter, Stormi, onto his Instagram live on Thursday, and the father-daughter duo are too cute for words. "Mommy, look!" Stormi exclaims in the clip, pointing to her glasses. They've gone swimming in the pool and made appearances on one another's social media. Kylie lives in a lavish mansion in Los Angeles with her daughter, and while she was previously isolating wi... [Full Article...]
Catch Venus shining bright in the late April night sky
Monday night the moon was in a waxing crescent phase, emitting only 18% illumination. The comet is visible in telescopes and high-power binoculars, but not to the naked eye. On Tuesday night, Venus will shine around nine times brighter than Jupiter, and it will shine 20 times more than Sirius, the brightest star in Earth's night sky. [Full Article...]
Astronomers find star that survived being 'eaten' by a black hole
Astronomer Andrew King of the University of Leicester from the United Kingdom was the one that made the discovery of the star dancing around the edges of the black hole. King calculates that if this occurs it won't be for about a trillion years. An animation of the star's orbit can be seen in the video below. We do mean "the long run" when we say that, though. [Full Article...]