ASTEROIDS
20
Oct
Subject: Geography Context: Prominent astrophysicist has said that Asteroid 2018VP1, a refrigerator-sized space-rock that is on a collision course with Earth. Concept: Asteroid 2018VP1: Asteroid 2018VP1 has a diameter of about 2 metres, around the size of a small automobile. Only 1 in 240 chance that 2018VP1 would impact the Earth. It would likely burn […]
Asteroids
07
Sep
Subject: Geography Context: Asteroid 465824 2010 FR was expected to cross the Earth’s orbit on September 6. Concept: Asteroids are rocky objects that orbit the Sun, much smaller than planets. They are also called minor planets. According to NASA, 994,383 is the count for known asteroids, the remnants from the formation of the solar system […]