« AEROSPACE & DEFENSE Home | Email msg. | Reply to msg. | Post new | Board info. Previous | Home | Next

Earth's close encounter with an asteroid

By: Yossel in AEROSPACE & DEFENSE | Recommend this post (0)
Tue, 08 Nov 11 5:59 PM | 71 view(s)
Boardmark this board | Aerospace and Defense
Msg. 00229 of 00572
Jump:
Jump to board:
Jump to msg. #

Earth's close encounter with an asteroid

Meg Urry, Special to CNN

Updated 8:03 AM EST,
Tue November 8, 2011

A giant asteroid, Vesta, is seen in an image taken from the NASA Dawn spacecraft July 24, 2011.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

A midsized asteroid will pass by Earth on Tuesday
Meg Urry: No need to worry about this one, but risk of asteroid collision is real

She says asteroids have collided with Earth and moon, sometimes disastrously

Urry: Next few days will provide a gold mine of information for scientists

link-
http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/08/opinion/urry-asteroid-earth-risk/index.html?hpt=hp_t2




Avatar




» You can also:
« AEROSPACE & DEFENSE Home | Email msg. | Reply to msg. | Post new | Board info. Previous | Home | Next