Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Yesterday, an asteroid the size of a bus came shockingly close to Earth.
So while the asteroid didn’t impact us, its close approach to Earth certainly affected it.
Now, after coming into contact with Earth’s gravitational pull, 2023 BU’s orbit is quite different.
Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech
It will now take 425 days to orbit the Sun after its trajectory was elongated.
Now, at its farthest point from the Sun, it will sit halfway between Earth and Mars.
Last week, an amateur astronomer discovered an asteroid set to pass very close to Earth.
WOW, we did it!
Here it is asteroid#2023BUaround the time of its flyby, perfectly captured by our robotic facility.
Our live feed was a tremendous success, thanks to all!
