Thursday 29 October 2015

Halloween asteroid gives us a miss, confirms ESA

IRON AND ICE
Halloween asteroid gives us a miss, confirms ESA
Paris (ESA) Oct 29, 2015 - An asteroid four times the size of a football pitch will miss Earth on All Hallows' Eve. The flyby highlights the need to watch for space rocks. Halloween, according to some, is a time to be afraid, but no one need fear asteroid 2015 TB145, an object some 400 m across that will pass safely by at around 17:00 GMT (18:00 CET) on 31 October. The space rock was discovered only on 10 October fr ... more


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