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Asteroid 2007 TU24 is flying past the Earth by 1.4 lunar distance (538,000 km) on 30 January at 4:33pm UT+8 . The 250m-wide space rock is not going to collide with Earth. The magnitude of TU24 is 10th so a telescope with at least 76 cm can reveal the asteroid.
This will be the closest approach until the next century. It’s also the asteroid’s closest Earth approach for 2,000 years. Asteroid 2007 TU24 was discovered by the NASA-sponsored Catalina Sky Survey on Oct. 11, 2007.
That’s totally sad as the chance that 2007 WD5 will hit Mars is dropped to 0.01%. Let’s hope the 1 in 10,000 odd will come true. Anyway, I will still setup my planetary setup (LX90 + QHY5) to monitor the Mars. Please hit.
More info at NEO, JPL, NASA
In the next 20 years, NASA will be laying the groundwork for sending humans not only beyond Earth’s orbit, but further into to space than they’ve ever been. The next key steps are:
Though nearly 50 years old, NASA is only beginning the most exciting part of its existence.
Source:NASA
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Wish everybody has a wonderful 2008. At least, there are few great astronomical events waiting for us. At least, January is favoured with 3 fantastic events.
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