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Friday, October 5, 2018
Near-Earth Asteroid Flyby
Asteroid 2018 SP1 was first observed by Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala on 2018-09-19
It will fly by Earth harmlessly on 2018-10-05 at 00:24 UTC at 15.2 times the distance to the Moon, at a speed (relative to the Earth) of 16.9 km/s. It is estimated to be 47 - 149 meters in size. More Details
RIP, MASCOT: Hopping Lander Meets Its End on Asteroid Ryugu
Source: Space.com -- The MASCOT asteroid lander lived fast and died young, as planned. The shoebox-size, hopping robot, which touched down on the 3,000-foot-wide (900 meters) asteroid Ryugu Tuesday night (Oct. 2), has given up the ghost, mission team member annuncing Read more
Saturday, October 6, 2018
Near-Earth Asteroid Flyby
Asteroid 2018 TC was first observed by ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa on 2018-10-02
It flew by Earth harmlessly on 2018-09-30 at 16:35 UTC at 0.8 times the distance to the Moon, at a speed (relative to the Earth) of 5.9 km/s. It is estimated to be 9 - 28 meters in size. More Details
Meteorite worth $100,000 was used as doorstop for years
Source: USA Today -- A meteorite worth about $100,000 had been used as a doorstop at a Michigan farm for years, according to Central Michigan University. Read More
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