ThinkCivics News
An educated citizenry is a vital requisite
for our survival as a free people.
Join ThinkCivics+
  • Culture & Society
  • Economy
  • Health
  • US News
  • Faith
  • Science & Tech
  • World News
No Result
View All Result
ThinkCivics News
  • Culture & Society
  • Economy
  • Health
  • US News
  • Faith
  • Science & Tech
  • World News
Join ThinkCivics+
No Result
View All Result
ThinkCivics News
Join TC+
Home Health

Asteroid The Size Of Golden Gate Bridge To Buzz By Earth

ThinkCivics Newswire by ThinkCivics Newswire
March 13, 2021
in Health
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
0

An asteroid almost as big as the Golden Gate Bridge is expected to zoom past Earth later this month.

It will be the largest and fastest asteroid to travel through our space this year, but it won’t get anywhere near close enough to cause any major worries.

The asteroid — 2001 FO32 — is smaller than the last major one about a year ago to make a close-ish pass, but it will be three times closer, and far, far faster, NASA said in a statement.

It measures about 1,300 to 2,230 feet wide, and is expected to pass by Earth — albeit 1.25 million miles away — on March 21. The unusually speedy rock will be traveling 77,000 mph (that’s 21 miles a second).

It’s actually close enough be officially considered a “near Earth” asteroid that’s expected to provide scientists a good look at a chunk of rock that existed at the dawn of the universe.

“This is the closest predicted approach in 2021 for any moderately large asteroid, where ‘moderately large’ means at least several hundred meters in size,” Paul Chodas, the director of the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies, told CBS News.

Outer space fans could just catch a glimpse of the zoom-by with a backyard telescope. 

Observers using 8-inch or larger telescopes might be able to detect the asteroid zipping in front of stars, according to EarthSky.

Calling all HuffPost superfans!

Sign up for membership to become a founding member and help shape HuffPost’s next chapter

Read the original article

ThinkCivics Newswire

ThinkCivics researches, examines, and reports on issues that matter most. We deliver explanative, fearless, and insightful analysis for public consumption.

thinkcivics.com

Related Posts

Shock Video: ‘Covid Critical’ ‘To Legitimize Total Biometric Surveillance’

Shock Video: ‘Covid Critical’ ‘To Legitimize Total Biometric Surveillance’

May 25, 2022
Documents from 2021 int’l security exercise showed monkeypox bio attack on May 15, 2022

Documents from 2021 int’l security exercise showed monkeypox bio attack on May 15, 2022

May 23, 2022

Belgium Begins Monkeypox Quarantines, Biden Warns “Everybody Should Be Concerned”

May 22, 2022

‘Imagine The Compliance’: Pfizer CEO Pitches Davos Elites On WiFi Microchip Pills

May 21, 2022
Load More
Next Post
Treasury secretary minimizes risk of inflation caused by Covid relief package

Treasury secretary minimizes risk of inflation caused by Covid relief package

Australian Regulator Begins Probing Google’s Search Browser Dominance

Australian Regulator Begins Probing Google’s Search Browser Dominance

Facebook Adding Labels to All Posts About COVID-19 Vaccines

Facebook Adding Labels to All Posts About COVID-19 Vaccines

TODAY'S TOP STORIES

  • Here’s a Three-Word Policy That’s Been Effective in Stopping School Shootings

    Here’s a Three-Word Policy That’s Been Effective in Stopping School Shootings

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Unvaccinated People Will Be Barred From This, Starting May 31

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Reporter Shuts Down Blue Checkmark Leftist ‘Hack’ Distorting His Coverage of Texas School Shooting

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • FBI Agent at Sussmann Trial Just Dropped a Bomb About an Ongoing Investigation

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Watch As Nancy Pelosi Has Meltdown During Live Interview To Roe v. Wade Question

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

Newly obtained memo shows John Kerry was conducting ‘secret’ meetings with Iran during the Trump administration

by ThinkCivics Newswire
May 26, 2022
0
Newly obtained memo shows John Kerry was conducting ‘secret’ meetings with Iran during the Trump administration
National Security

This article was originally published on Twitchy.com. Read the original article.

Read more

Handwritten Notes From 2017 Show FBI Agents Mislead DOJ On The Trump-Russia Investigation

by The Federalist
May 19, 2022
0
Handwritten Notes From 2017 Show FBI Agents Mislead DOJ On The Trump-Russia Investigation
National Security

Hillary Clinton’s campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann is currently on trial for lying to the FBI about his role in pushing...

Read more

Jankowicz Got The Boot, But Biden’s ‘Ministry Of Truth’ Hired Replacements Are WORST

by ThinkCivics Newswire
May 19, 2022
0
Jankowicz Got The Boot, But Biden’s ‘Ministry Of Truth’ Hired Replacements Are WORST
National Security

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) hired the co-author of the PATRIOT Act, arguably the harshest crackdown on civil liberties...

Read more

MSNBC Guests Want GOP Labeled ‘Domestic Terror Party,’ Jail Time For Having The Wrong Opinions

by The Political Insider
May 19, 2022
0
MSNBC Guests Want GOP Labeled ‘Domestic Terror Party,’ Jail Time For Having The Wrong Opinions
National Security

We all know that Democrats and the left love to operate on the premise of “never let a good crisis...

Read more
The Sinister Roots of Build Back Better
Economy

The Sinister Roots of Build Back Better

by American Thinker
May 26, 2022
0

President Joe Biden and the puppeteers who control his teleprompter are weakening the country in order to gain more power...

Read more
Watch: Davos Elites Warn “Painful Global Transition” Should Not Be Resisted By Nation-States
Economy

Watch: Davos Elites Warn “Painful Global Transition” Should Not Be Resisted By Nation-States

by Zero Hedge
May 24, 2022
0

As World Economic Forum head Klaus Schwab proclaimed that “the future is built by us” at the opening of the...

Read more
This Year’s World Economic Forum in Davos Is as Disturbing as You’d Expect
Economy

This Year’s World Economic Forum in Davos Is as Disturbing as You’d Expect

by RedState
May 23, 2022
0

It’s the time of year again when thousands of the world’s most powerful and wealthy people gather in Davos, Switzerland...

Read more
Is Trump A Modern Day Nostradamus? Watch His Prediction Of What Would Happen If Biden Won
Economy

Is Trump A Modern Day Nostradamus? Watch His Prediction Of What Would Happen If Biden Won

by The Political Insider
May 23, 2022
0

President Trump is many things, to friend and foe alike. Is being a modern day Nostradamus among them? At least...

Read more
Facebook Twitter RSS

Brilliantly

SAFE!

thinkcivics.com

Content & Links

Verified by Sur.ly

2022

Recent News

  • Newly obtained memo shows John Kerry was conducting ‘secret’ meetings with Iran during the Trump administration
  • The Sinister Roots of Build Back Better
  • Watch: Why a Gun-Free America Is an Impossibility

Category

  • Culture & Society
  • Economy
  • Editorials
  • Education
  • Elections
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Faith
  • Health
  • Immigration
  • Military
  • National Security
  • Politics
  • Science & Tech
  • US News
  • Videos
  • World News

© 2022 ThinkCivics Media. All Rights Reserved.

  • Login
  • Sign Up
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • About
  • Store
  • Contact Us
  • Join
  • Contribute

© 2022 ThinkCivics Media. All Rights Reserved.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

OR

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.