Asteroid on Collision Course With Earth Spotted Just Hours Before Impact
http://www.newsweek.com/asteroid-near-earth-object-2018-la-atmosphere-earth-956062
On Saturday morning, the Catalina Sky Survey near Tucson, AZ, caught a glimpse of an asteroid racing toward Earth. Churning through the data at top speed, astronomers at the Minor Planet Center and NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) confirmed this space rock was on a collision course for our planet.
Luckily for us earthlings, scientists think asteroid 2018 LA only stretched about 6 feet in width—small enough to safely disintegrate in Earth’s atmosphere. Hours later, it struck the atmosphere.
Asteroid on Collision Course With Earth Spotted Just Hours Before Impact
Jun 4, 2018, 10:26am UTC
http://www.newsweek.com/asteroid-near-earth-object-2018-la-atmosphere-earth-956062
> On Saturday morning, the Catalina Sky Survey near Tucson, AZ, caught a glimpse of an asteroid racing toward Earth. Churning through the data at top speed, astronomers at the Minor Planet Center and NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) confirmed this space rock was on a collision course for our planet.
> Luckily for us earthlings, scientists think asteroid 2018 LA only stretched about 6 feet in width—small enough to safely disintegrate in Earth’s atmosphere. Hours later, it struck the atmosphere.