Asteroid
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6/ I've been following the UFO subject for years, I'm used to seeing unusual objects put into a normal category before the evidence has been shown. The Minor Planet Center has taken the total opposite position with Sar2901. It#s openly said that the object could be natural or artificial and wont classify it as a natural asteroid until further observations provide an answer. Artificial in this statement means human made space hardware. No controlled movement, signal or deliberate manoeuvre has...
3/ The artificial explanation has a known precedent because in 2002, astronomers found another object temporarily orbiting Earth and initially treated it as a possible asteroid. Spectroscopy later detected titanium-dioxide paint on its surface. The object, J002E3, was later identified as the third stage of the Saturn V rocket used to launch Apollo 12 in '69. Old space hardware doesn't always stay close to Earth. A rocket stage or a discarded panel can enter an orbit around the Sun similar to...
Ross Coulthart on UFO Event: “There is certainly something going to happen in 2027 and I don’t know what it is.” 🛸 The journalist says multiple sources have given him that year, along with 2034 and later dates. “Everybody’s telling me we’re on borrowed time.” When he asks about the timescale, he says he gets a serious look and they urge urgency. He is clear he does not know what the event would be. Different people have suggested different things, including a pole reversal, an asteroid, or A...
The Massive Asteroid Apophis Will Pass Closer to Earth Than Some Satellites in 2029—Planetary Defense Researchers are Getting Ready
One of planetary defense's biggest opportunities will come as the asteroid Apophis makes its tight flyby of our planet on April 13, 2029.
Asteroid ID : here TL:DR • Earlier today at least one social media account presented radar images labeled as a 300-meter disk-shaped object of “unknown origin” observed 18.5 million km from Earth on January 7, 2025, questioning if it’s an alien spaceship. • The video recycles 2017 Arecibo Observatory radar data of known near-Earth asteroid 226514 (2003 UX34), a roughly 300m object that made a close approach around that distance in early 2025. User question: How could an asteroid be this circu...
Rare Meteorite From New Jersey Roof Strike Offers New Clues to the Origins of Life
A meteorite that crashed through a New Jersey home reveals ancient asteroid chemistry that may offer clues to the origins of life on Earth.
“The Images Reveal a Remarkably Unusual Object”: Astronomers Just Discovered an Odd Three-Lobed Asteroid—And It’s Not Traveling Alone
Astronomers have made a surprising discovery about one of the brightest space rocks in the main asteroid belt.
RT @ABC: A rare asteroid will be visible to the naked eye in a rare Earth flyby, according to astronomers. https://t.co/1PN30MOjyB
One giant leap for planetary defence: NASA successfully changed an asteroid's orbit around the SUN, new study reveals
Humanity has taken a 'notable step forward' in its ability to deflect asteroids heading towards Earth, a new study reveals.
NASA Confirms DART Mission was the First Human-Made Object to Alter an Asteroid’s Orbit
NASA says an impact from its DART spacecraft changed the orbit of an asteroid for the first time ever, offering hope for planetary defense.