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See Asteroid 2012 TC4’s Trip Past Earth
Oct 13th
On October 12, 2017, asteroid 2012 TC4 passed Earth early in the morning, flying above Antarctica at around 1:42am EDT.
See its close approach in Universe Sandbox ²:
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The roughly house-sized asteroid passed just a bit beyond the orbits of communications satellites, well within the Moon’s orbit. This wasn’t close enough to pose any threat, but its orbit was slightly changed by Earth’s gravity, as you can see in the GIF above from Universe Sandbox ². Learn more on NASA’s website
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Russian Moon Landing that Never Was
Oct 15th
The history of the Russian’s attempt to land a human on the Moon is fascinating. Here’s a great collection of images of their lunar lander from Wired:
Inside The Soviet’s Secret Failed Moon Program
We Landed on the Moon 41 Years Ago
Jul 20th
Today marks the 41st anniversary of humanity landing on the moon. Let’s go back soon.
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