Big asteroid shows itself ahead of Earth flyby on April 29
By Mike Wall - Space.com Senior Writer 4 days ago
We have nothing to fear from 1998 OR2.
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The Arecibo Observatory captured this radar image of the big asteroid 1998 OR2 on April 18, 2020. 1998 OR2 will fly by Earth at a distance of 3.9 million miles (6.3 million kilometers) on April 29.
The Arecibo Observatory captured this radar image of the big asteroid 1998 OR2 on April 18, 2020. 1998 OR2 will fly by Earth at a distance of 3.9 million miles (6.3 million kilometers) on April 29.
(Image: © Arecibo Observatory/NASA/NSF)
We've now got a good visual on the big space rock that's going to fly by Earth next week.
On Saturday (April 18), the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico captured a radar image of the asteroid 1998 OR2, which will zoom within 3.9 million miles (6.3 million kilometers) of our planet on April 29.
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