asteroids

Asteroid 2012 DA 14 from Daniel López on Vimeo. Daniel Lopez of the IAC filmed Asteroid 2012 DA 14 from 21:00 to 22:46 UT on 15/02/2013 from the Observatorio del Teide. Strong wind gusts of 55km / h make the image shake. Credit Daniel Lopez: Cielo de Canarias Asteroid 2012 DA 14 from Daniel López on Vimeo. Daniel López del IAC hico un seguimiento del asteroide 2012 DA 14 desde…

As you’ve probably heard, asteroid DA14 is going to pass very close to the Earth tonight. No, there is no chance that it will hit, which is good because it’s about 40 m in diameter. But at its closest it will be just 28,000 km away, closer than the highest satellites (although still well above the International Space Station and the Hubble Space Telescope. It’s going to part our hair….