Notable asteroid impacts that affected planet Earth
According to The Planetary Society, article Notable Asteroids Impacts in Earth’s History, throughout the history of planet Earth, there have been many instances of Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) impacting our planet, either reaching the surface or exploding above ground from the intense energy released as the object passed through the atmosphere. Although most of these impacts […]
What are the Near-Earth Objects?
According to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, Near-Earth Objects, or NEOs, represent potentially catastrophic threats to our planet. A near-Earth object is an asteroid or comet which passes close to the Earth’s orbit. In technical terms, a NEO is considered to have a trajectory which brings it within 1.3 astronomical units of […]
