The "Death Comet" Will Pass By Earth Just After Halloween

[Judi Lynn]

OCTOBER 1, 2018 BY MATT WILLIAMS
The “Death Comet” Will Pass By Earth Just After Halloween

On October 31st, 2015, NASA tracked a strange-looking comet as it made a close flyby of Earth. This asteroid, known as 2015 TB145, was monitored by the multiple observatories and radar installation of the agency’s Deep Space Network. Because of the timing and the skull-like appearance of this asteroid, scientists nicknamed it the “Death Comet”.

Naturally, there was no reason to worry, as the asteroid posed no threat and passed within about 498,900 km (310,000 mi) of Earth. But the timing and the appearance of the comet were nothing if not chilling. And coincidentally enough, the “Death Comet” (aka. “The Great Pumpkin Comet”), will be passing Earth for the second time, this time shortly after Halloween.

Asteroid 2015 TB145 was first discovered on Oct. 10th, 2015, by the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS-1), part of the Near-Earth Object Observation (NEOO) program. At the time, the flyby of this asteroid – which measures 400 meters (1,300 feet) in diameter – was the closest flyby the asteroid made since 1999.

More:
https://www.universetoday.com/140108/the-death-comet-will-pass-by-earth-just-after-halloween/

[FirstLight]

1. Heehehee... *gulp*

So, where was I Oct '99???

woooowww, I was literally planning my "Escape" to a small fishing place on the river...took a dutch stove, things for camping etc...


Ended up having a blast at the small fire, having some champagne and howling at the moon As a New Year should be brought IN...Oh...did I skip ahead to actual Y2K? lol...my Bday actually, New Years 2000.


It was a fun trip, and yet....in the back of my mind I WAS worried the World would Fall Down,

Did it?

[Marie Marie]

2. Halloween Comet - creepy.

[lunasun]

3. Cool!

[yonder]

4. Thanks, JL