About the size of a bus, the space rock, known as 2023 BU, will whip over the southern tip of South America just after midnight GMT.
This one was only picked up last weekend by amateur astronomer Gennadiy Borisov.
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A Close Shave
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A Close Shave
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64411469
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- Lemon Half
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Re: A Close Shave
Scary to think it's much closer than the satellite belt that we all depend on
(and before someone says "all" , many of us then)
(and before someone says "all" , many of us then)
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Re: A Close Shave
Yes another example of why we need space based early warning satellites & defenses.
Many worry about rogue States, but one of these could do the equivalent damage of a nuclear bomb with very little time to evacuate the impact zone.
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Many worry about rogue States, but one of these could do the equivalent damage of a nuclear bomb with very little time to evacuate the impact zone.
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Re: A Close Shave
scotia wrote:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64411469About the size of a bus, the space rock, known as 2023 BU, will whip over the southern tip of South America just after midnight GMT.
This one was only picked up last weekend by amateur astronomer Gennadiy Borisov.
You know what they say about buses..... wait ages for one then three turn up in quick succession
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Re: A Close Shave
Virtual telescope has live images now:
https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/webtv/
Very impressive.
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https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/webtv/
Very impressive.
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