Sept 19 - Another Asteroid That Won't Hit Earth

September 19 Another Asteroid That Won't Hit Earth by:

This illustration shows the positions of Earth and asteroid 2007 FT3 on October 3, 2019. Note the space rock’s orbit (not the object itself) does come close to the orbit of the Earth. Image via NASA/JPL.

No, asteroid 2007 FT3 won't hit Earth in October Why is the internet so chock-full of stories about asteroids on a collision course with Earth? At this rate, we should have been obliterated many times over already. Here comes the newest scare story: asteroid 2007 FT3. No, it won't hit us, either. This post introduces you to some important terminology in understanding a potential asteroid threat. Read it here. Did an asteroid collision cause an ice age on Earth? Could a collision between 2 asteroids millions of miles away cause an ice age on Earth, some 460 million years ago? A new study of earthly rocks and sediments - plus micrometeorites that fell in Antarctica - suggest it's possible. Read more. Will a huge volcano on Jupiter's moon Io erupt this month? Loki, the largest volcano on Jupiter's moon Io, erupts on a more or less regular schedule. Planetary scientists are predicting an eruption this month. Here's what we know.

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Moon, Aldebaran, Pleiades before bedtime Before bedtime these next 2 nights, look eastward for the moon, which shines in front of the constellation Taurus the Bull. Read more.

Red rain at sunset View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Our friend Eliot Herman in Tucson wrote this week: "I saw you did red rainbow. Check this out from this year's monsoon, in late August. Red rain at sunset. Amazing to see." It is! Thank you, Eliot!  Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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