Apocalypse by asteroid inevitable; cut loose
With the end of shopping period comes a redirection of our intellects to loftier pursuits. And I don’t mean politics.
I literally mean the lofty skies above us.
Last night, 2007 TU24, a 24-billion-kilogram asteroid, 250 meters in diameter, traveled within 344,384 miles of Earth. Though seemingly far away, at a mere 1.4 times the distance that separates the moon and earth, the asteroid, which wasn’t visible to the naked eye, came a little too close for comfort.
As you might have guessed, the 2007 in the asteroid’s name refers to when it was first spotted: Oct. 11,...
We were lucky this time, but how long before our luck runs out, nice article
from lisa in the Uk