Small things check outs from beyond planetary system
This small asteroid (or comet) passed under Earth’s orbit on October 14 at about 60 times the moon’s distance. Now it appears to be heading towards interstellar space again. View bigger.|This animation shows the course of A/2017 U1, which is an asteroid — — or possibly a comet — — as it went through our inner solar system in Se …
See all stories on this topic Astronomers Spot First Interstellar Visitor From Outdoors The Solar System
Astronomers may have identified the very first interstellar visitor that might be spotted from Earth, coming from elsewhere in the Milky Way. The celestial body in question, whose precise nature is still being identified, was seen running through the solar system. Scientists discovered the mystery item, described as A/2017 U1 by astronomers, dur …
See all stories on this subject NASA created a playlist of scary area sounds for Halloween It’s practically Halloween, and in order to help get all of us into the vacation spirit, NASA has shared a SoundCloud playlist of scary space noises. The playlist consists of assorted sounds from the space company’s many missions for many years such as Jupiter, Saturn, and other celestial bodies. As Alien so famously put it, “In area no …
See all stories on this subject Queensland Labor keeps promise on Great Barrier Reef coal-ship filling restriction The Queensland Labor government has banned the loading of coal ships at sea in the Fantastic Barrier Reef marine park, following through on its 2015 election promise. The environment minister, Steven Miles, signed off on the ban on Saturday, in action to public issues after the environment department last month flagged allowing so-called trans-shi …
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