Asteroid panic: NASA worry as hazardous space rocks skim Earth in worrying end to August- Brexit News #BrexitNews
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The dual space rocks came closest on August 26, with the first asteroid travelling at a speed of 13,000mph and just behind it trails a slightly smaller rock, travelling at 18,800mph. NASA’s team at the Planetary Defence Coordination Office (PDCO), who some may consider Earth’s mightiest heroes, are tracking the near Earth objects. This agency was established to manage the ongoing mission of planetary defence against near Earth objects. It provides early detection of potentially hazardous objects (PHOs), the subset of NEOs whose orbits predict they will come within five million miles of Earth’s orbit. The PDCO also plays a lead role in coordinating US government planning for response to an actual impact threat. At least three potentially hazardous asteroids are expected to fly past Earth this month. The biggest threat is an asteroid the size of the Washington Monument, named 2019 OU1.2019 OU1 is estimated to pass 28 Aug, the rock will fly by less than a million miles away at 29,000mph, a hair’s breadth in astronomical terms. News of these asteroids have been trending on social media and in major news publications throughout August. Elon Musk recently tweeted: “Great name! Wouldn’t worry about this particular one, but a big rock will hit Earth eventually & we curren...
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