Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 years agoCar-size asteroid discovered 2 days ago flies 30 times closer to Earth than the moonwww.livescience.comexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down15
arrow-up163arrow-down1external-linkCar-size asteroid discovered 2 days ago flies 30 times closer to Earth than the moonwww.livescience.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square15linkfedilink
minus-squareYer Ma@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up25·2 years ago12k miles is very close, the headline is using ridiculous comparisons, but 12k is closer than many medium and high orbit satellites. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium_Earth_orbit
12k miles is very close, the headline is using ridiculous comparisons, but 12k is closer than many medium and high orbit satellites.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium_Earth_orbit