Sunday, October 20, 2013

An asteroid passed close to Earth, will return in 2032 - TF1

Asteroid

An asteroid (archives). / Credits: ESA – European Space Agency

A asteroid recently discovered happened this week close to the Earth, on an astronomical scale, and should be approached again in 2032, said Friday Nasa .
Asteroid TV135, spotted on 8 October by astronomers in Ukraine and with a diameter estimated at 400 meters, rising to 6.7 million kilometers Earth Wednesday, said the U.S. space agency. Its trajectory would bring it near the blue planet in 2032, but the risk of collision is only about 63,000, she has calculated.


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