Asteroid visiting Earth’s neighborhood brings its own face mask

Thursday, April 23, 2020 - 09:40 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico is following an asteroid approaching Earth this week and while it poses no threat, it appears to know our planet is facing a pandemic. “The small-scale topographic features such as hills and ridges on one end of asteroid 1998 OR2 are fascinating scientifically,” says Anne Virkki, head of Planetary […]

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