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Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) ✅🚀🛰️<p>"Giant space 'boulders' unleashed by NASA's DART mission aren't behaving as expected, revealing hidden risks of deflecting asteroids" by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@LiveScience" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>LiveScience</span></a></span> - Research often leads to learning new questions to ask. Observations from 2022 <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/NASADART" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASADART</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>asteroid</span></a> redirection test shows impact debris cloud grouping under unknown force of attraction. A better understanding will allow us to anticipate effects if/when we need to do this again to save Earth. <a href="https://www.livescience.com/space/asteroids/giant-space-boulders-unleashed-by-nasas-dart-mission-arent-behaving-as-expected-revealing-hidden-risks-of-deflecting-asteroids" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">livescience.com/space/asteroid</span><span class="invisible">s/giant-space-boulders-unleashed-by-nasas-dart-mission-arent-behaving-as-expected-revealing-hidden-risks-of-deflecting-asteroids</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/LowFlyingRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LowFlyingRocks</span></a></p>
Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) ✅🚀🛰️<p>"Asteroid will miss Earth — but may set off lunar light show" by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@cosmiclog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>cosmiclog</span></a></span> / <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@alanboyle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>alanboyle</span></a></span> - <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Asteroid</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/2024YR4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2024YR4</span></a> orbit is understood well enough now that it will not impact Earth in 2032. But it's still close. A lunar impact remains possible, currently at 3.8% probability. The article paints a picture of just a light show visible from Earth. But there are more potential hazards. <a href="https://cosmiclog.com/2025/04/07/asteroid-will-miss-earth-but-may-set-off-lunar-light-show/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cosmiclog.com/2025/04/07/aster</span><span class="invisible">oid-will-miss-earth-but-may-set-off-lunar-light-show/</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/PlanetaryDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlanetaryDefense</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/PlanetaryDefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlanetaryDefence</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/LowFlyingRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LowFlyingRocks</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a></p>
Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) ✅🚀🛰️<p>"James Webb telescope takes emergency look at 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 ahead of close encounter in 2032" by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@LiveScience" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>LiveScience</span></a></span> - <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/JWST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JWST</span></a> observations confirm <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>asteroid</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/2024YR4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2024YR4</span></a> will not impact Earth on the Dec 22, 2032 fly-by. An impact on the <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a>🌒 is still not ruled out. Another JWST observation is scheduled for May before the rock disappears into the dark outer solar system for several years. <a href="https://www.livescience.com/space/asteroids/james-webb-telescope-takes-emergency-look-at-city-killer-asteroid-2024-yr4-ahead-of-close-encounter-in-2032" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">livescience.com/space/asteroid</span><span class="invisible">s/james-webb-telescope-takes-emergency-look-at-city-killer-asteroid-2024-yr4-ahead-of-close-encounter-in-2032</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/PlanetaryDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlanetaryDefense</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/PlanetaryDefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlanetaryDefence</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/LowFlyingRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LowFlyingRocks</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a></p>
Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) ✅🚀🛰️<p>"A Near-Miss with a City-Killer Asteroid Highlights Gaps in Earth’s Defenses" by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@SciAm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>SciAm</span></a></span> - Increasing capabilities to search for the next wayward <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>asteroid</span></a> will mean recurring news like <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/2024YR4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2024YR4</span></a> where a threat is evaluated for potential collision course with Earth. At some point, we will find one headed here. Planning and test exercises try to become prepared for what to do when we know one is coming. <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-planetary-defenders-planned-to-stop-that-city-killer-asteroid/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scientificamerican.com/article</span><span class="invisible">/how-planetary-defenders-planned-to-stop-that-city-killer-asteroid/</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/PlanetaryDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlanetaryDefense</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/PlanetaryDefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlanetaryDefence</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/LowFlyingRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LowFlyingRocks</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a></p>
Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) ✅🚀🛰️<p>"Asteroid 2024 YR4 is going to miss Earth, but the story doesn’t end there" by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>arstechnica</span></a></span> / <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@sciguyspace" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sciguyspace</span></a></span> - The orbit of <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Asteroid</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/2024YR4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2024YR4</span></a> has been narrowed down enough to know it will not hit Earth. Get used to more asteroids being evaluated as potential threats. The good news is that humanity is increasingly able to find these threats which were already out there. Don't be a dinosaur.🦕🦖🌠 <a href="https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/02/asteroid-2024-yr4-may-be-a-dud-but-we-will-soon-find-many-more-threats/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/space/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">asteroid-2024-yr4-may-be-a-dud-but-we-will-soon-find-many-more-threats/</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/PlanetaryDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlanetaryDefense</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/PlanetaryDefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlanetaryDefence</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/LowFlyingRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LowFlyingRocks</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a></p>
Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) ✅🚀🛰️<p>"You’re going to see more ‘city-killer’ asteroids, but fret not, MIT astronomer says" by KTLA Los Angeles - <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Asteroid</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/2024YR4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2024YR4</span></a> is a useful example of what we're likely to see more often as astronomers get better equipment to locate rocks that have always been out there but previously passed unseen in the dark. Observation of an asteroid's orbit should look like this each time. <a href="https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/city-killer-asteroids-more-common/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ktla.com/news/nationworld/city</span><span class="invisible">-killer-asteroids-more-common/</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/PlanetaryDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlanetaryDefense</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/PlanetaryDefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlanetaryDefence</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/LowFlyingRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LowFlyingRocks</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a></p>
Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) ✅🚀🛰️<p>I don't see new news articles yet. But I checked the <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> JPL data on <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>asteroid</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/2024YR4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2024YR4</span></a>. It has been dropped on the Torino Scale of impact hazards from 1 to 0, previously at 3 when it was in the news. Now 1 in 26000 chance of impact in the 2032 pass. 😌 Still expected to go to zero. Dark skies under a waning moon allowed enough observations to narrow down its orbit before it's too far away from Earth to see for 3 years. <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/PlanetaryDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlanetaryDefense</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/PlanetaryDefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlanetaryDefence</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/LowFlyingRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LowFlyingRocks</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a></p>
Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) ✅🚀🛰️<p>"NASA massively lowers impact risk of 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 to 1 in 360" by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@Spacecom" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Spacecom</span></a></span> / <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://qoto.org/@RobertLea" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>RobertLea</span></a></span> - <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Asteroid</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/2024YR4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2024YR4</span></a> dropped from 3 to 1 on the Torino Scale of impact hazards. Telescope observations have narrowed down its orbit estimate, and chances of impact in 2032. As of Tuesday it was listed as 3.1%. It dropped to 0.28% as of Thursday when the article was written. (Minor update to 0.36% today.) It's expected to drop to zero. <a href="https://www.space.com/asteroid-2024yt4-impact-risk-drop-nasa" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">space.com/asteroid-2024yt4-imp</span><span class="invisible">act-risk-drop-nasa</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/LowFlyingRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LowFlyingRocks</span></a></p>
Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) ✅🚀🛰️<p>"Chance of 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 smashing into Earth rises yet again to 3.1%, <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> reports" by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@LiveScience" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>LiveScience</span></a></span> - As astronomers' observations have narrowed the estimate of <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>asteroid</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/2024YR4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2024YR4</span></a>'s orbit, Earth's size is now a larger fraction of the reduced cross-section of possible paths. So probability goes up until impact is ruled out. 96.9% chance the eventually-narrowed path will eliminate impact with Earth. Computation continues. <a href="https://www.livescience.com/space/asteroids/chance-of-city-killer-asteroid-2024-yr4-smashing-into-earth-rises-yet-again-to-3-1-percent-nasa-reports" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">livescience.com/space/asteroid</span><span class="invisible">s/chance-of-city-killer-asteroid-2024-yr4-smashing-into-earth-rises-yet-again-to-3-1-percent-nasa-reports</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/LowFlyingRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LowFlyingRocks</span></a></p>
Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) ✅🚀🛰️<p>"Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track" by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>AssociatedPress</span></a></span> - Scientists collecting telescope observations of 2024 YR4 to compute its orbit. As long as Earth is within the area of uncertainty in its path, there will be a small percentage chance of impact, Earth's size as a fraction of the cross section of possible paths. Impact chances will fluctuate, then probably be eliminated. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/asteroid-2024-yr4-earth-2032-5c353e2ee53bb1ecd68a562611d54062" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/asteroid-20</span><span class="invisible">24-yr4-earth-2032-5c353e2ee53bb1ecd68a562611d54062</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/2024YR4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2024YR4</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>asteroid</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/LowFlyingRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LowFlyingRocks</span></a></p>
Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) ✅🚀🛰️<p>"Incoming Asteroid" by XKCD comic (mirror bots <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.xyz/@xkcd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>xkcd</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://indieweb.social/@xkcdbot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>xkcdbot</span></a></span> ) - The smaller the asteroid/meteoroid, the more common it is. There are literally tons of incoming small meteors every day. The bigger they get, fortunately the less common. <a href="https://xkcd.com/3049/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">xkcd.com/3049/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>asteroid</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/LowFlyingRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LowFlyingRocks</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/2024YR4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2024YR4</span></a></p>
Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) ✅🚀🛰️<p>"Don’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032" by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>arstechnica</span></a></span> - The reason not to panic is astronomers are narrowing down a potentially threatening near-Earth <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>asteroid</span></a> orbit with accumulating observations. The Earth occupies some small percent of the potential paths while the orbit remains uncertain. Historically, so far narrowing such orbits has eliminated Earth from the path. No guarantees. Monitor news. <a href="https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/02/thanks-to-nasa-you-probably-wont-have-to-worry-about-this-asteroid-killing-you/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/space/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">thanks-to-nasa-you-probably-wont-have-to-worry-about-this-asteroid-killing-you/</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/2024YR4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2024YR4</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/LowFlyingRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LowFlyingRocks</span></a></p>
Ian Kluft :verified:✈️🎈🌋<p>While <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://avgeek.social/@Leighton" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Leighton</span></a></span> was driving, we both witnessed from <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/Melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Melbourne</span></a> a fireball meteor on January 27. Due to being on the road, we didn't have good enough direction info to make a report. I recall I looked at my watch and it was 2057 local time (AEDT), during local twilight. But apparently enough people had info to report and AMS eventually posted it. It had to be one of the longest-lasting meteors I've seen. <a href="https://fireball.amsmeteors.org/members/imo_view/event/2025/575" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fireball.amsmeteors.org/member</span><span class="invisible">s/imo_view/event/2025/575</span></a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>asteroid</span></a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/meteor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meteor</span></a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/fireball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fireball</span></a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/LowFlyingRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LowFlyingRocks</span></a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a></p>
Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) ✅🚀🛰️<p>Kudos to EarthSky Science for finding a live webcam pointing the correct direction for people to witness online the predicted <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Asteroid</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/C0WEPC5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>C0WEPC5</span></a> fireball. This was no different than small asteroid fireballs occurring roughly monthly. Except that it was the 11th asteroid discovered on an impact trajectory, and 4th of 2024. So one third of predicted impacts were this year. We're getting better at spotting even small rocks coming our way. That's good progress. <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/LowFlyingRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LowFlyingRocks</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/bolide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bolide</span></a></p>
Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) ✅🚀🛰️<p>"Small asteroid to hit Earth’s atmosphere over Siberia today" by EarthSky - <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Asteroid</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/C0WEPC5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>C0WEPC5</span></a> expected to harmlessly impact/airburst over Russia at 1615UTC (in 10 minutes). <a href="https://earthsky.org/space/small-asteroid-to-hit-earths-atmosphere-over-siberia-russia-dec-3-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">earthsky.org/space/small-aster</span><span class="invisible">oid-to-hit-earths-atmosphere-over-siberia-russia-dec-3-2024/</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/LowFlyingRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LowFlyingRocks</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/bolide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bolide</span></a></p>
Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) ✅🚀🛰️<p>"Asteroid COWEPC5 to impact Earth over Russia on December 3" by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://rockosbasilisk.com/@thewatchers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>thewatchers</span></a></span> - Asteroid impact 1615 UTC (in 15 minutes). Diameter less than 1m expected to burn up and fragment on entry. <a href="https://watchers.news/2024/12/03/asteroid-cowecp5-impact-earth-siberia-russia-december-3-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">watchers.news/2024/12/03/aster</span><span class="invisible">oid-cowecp5-impact-earth-siberia-russia-december-3-2024/</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/LowFlyingRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LowFlyingRocks</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/bolide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bolide</span></a></p>
Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) ✅🚀🛰️<p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Asteroid</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/2024XA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2024XA</span></a> (1-3m diameter) was discovered today after it had already made a near pass by Earth, approximately 1350km above the surface at 2024-Dec-01 09:46 GMT. The nearest point was at the high end of Low Earth Orbit satellites' altitudes, well below GPS and geosynchronous satellites. <a href="https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=2024%20XA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lo</span><span class="invisible">okup.html#/?sstr=2024%20XA</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/LowFlyingRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LowFlyingRocks</span></a></p>
Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) ✅🚀🛰️<p>Arizona's Meteor Crater, also known as Barringer Crater, was the final planned <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> related landmark on my <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SolarEclipse2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarEclipse2024</span></a> trip. It was the world's first scientifically confirmed impact site, instrumental in developing the science for later ones. <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geology</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/LowFlyingRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LowFlyingRocks</span></a></p>
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