Asteroid or old rocket? NASA expert IDs mystery object in space | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
- Date: 12-Oct-2020
- Source: The Daily Tribune - News of Bahrain
- Sector:Technology
- Country:GCC
Asteroid or old rocket? NASA expert IDs mystery object in space | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
The jig may be up for an "asteroid" that's expected to get nabbed by Earth's gravity and become a mini-moon next month.
Instead of cosmic rock, the newly discovered object appears to be an old rocket from a failed moon-landing mission 54 years ago that's finally making its way back home, according to NASA's leading asteroid expert. Observations should help nail their identity.
"I'm pretty jazzed about this,"