Post by Ravenchamp on Oct 30, 2013 18:00:50 GMT -5
A space rock the size of a tractor-trailer is set to fly harmlessly by Earth today (Oct. 29), zipping between our planet and the moon.
"Small asteroid 2013 UV3 will safely pass Earth Oct. 29," reads a Twitter post from NASA's Near-Earth Object Program (@asteroidwatch), based at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif.
The space rock was first observed just a few days ago, on Oct. 25, according to data from JPL. The asteroid's path, illustrated in this video animation, will bring it inside the orbit of the moon, which typically circles Earth from a distance of about 239,000 miles (384,600 kilometers).
www.space.com/23381-asteroid-2013uv3-earth-flyby.html
"Small asteroid 2013 UV3 will safely pass Earth Oct. 29," reads a Twitter post from NASA's Near-Earth Object Program (@asteroidwatch), based at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif.
The space rock was first observed just a few days ago, on Oct. 25, according to data from JPL. The asteroid's path, illustrated in this video animation, will bring it inside the orbit of the moon, which typically circles Earth from a distance of about 239,000 miles (384,600 kilometers).
www.space.com/23381-asteroid-2013uv3-earth-flyby.html
