Astronomers say asteroid might collide with Earth— in 2032 Space watchers from the observatory in the Crimean peninsula said they discovered an asteroid about 1,345 feet in diameter, which they call 2013 TV135, that is approaching Earth at a potentially dangerous trajectory, RIA Novosti said.
The astronomers calculated the date of a potential collision as Aug. 26, 2032, the news service said, but they acknowledged that the odds of an impact as 1 in 63,000. Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-10-astronomers-asteroid-collide-earth.html#jCp On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 4:15 PM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: > See: > > > http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/16/chelyabinsk-meteor-russians-lake > > I read elsewhere that the meteorite is not particularly interesting. It is > a very common type of meteorite. > > - Jed > >
