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A spooky asteroid in the shape of a skull flew past the Earth one Halloween. With a creepy resemblance to the inside of a human head, asteroid 2015 TB145 was given the nickname “The Great Pumpkin” when it flew by. It whizzed by the planet in 2015, often since being referred to as the Halloween asteroid. READ MORE: EXCLUSIVE 'Frightened' By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The world now has stunning new photos of this week’s asteroid strike, the first planetary defense test of its kind. NASA on Thursday released pictures of the dramatic event taken by the Hubble and Webb space telescopes. A few hours later, SpaceX joined NASA in announcing that they’re studying the feasibility of Jupiter will be clearly visible in the sky next Monday night (September 26) as it makes its closest approach to Earth in 59 years. It will come within 367million miles of Earth compared to the 600million miles that separate the two planets when they are at their furthest apart. Jupiter's visibility will be particularly striking as it will be in A space boffin has called for more diversity among ET hunters – to stop Earthlings becoming alienist. Science historian Rebecca Charbonneau wants indigenous people – such as American Indians – involved in the search for extraterrestrial life as they know what it is like to have their country colonised by invaders. She believes their experiences could help explorers seeking out A Chinese rocket weighing the same as three T-Rex dinosaurs has finally crash landed on Earth – and it's somewhere in the Indian Ocean. The rocket stage had fallen off of the newly-launched Wentian space station module, which was fired into orbit by China on Sunday (July 24). While the module docked safely, the rocket launcher had fallen away and The United States Navy has always been secretive when it comes to talking about UFOs. One of the most infamous incidents that the Navy refuses to talk about took place in 2004. According to reports, a “blazing orange blob” was floating around 200 feet in the area away from the deck of the USS Ronald Reagan. READ MORE: 'Aliens have People often talk about only managing to achieve certain things if the planets align, well five planets are doing exactly that so it's time to commit to those plans. The rare planet phenomenon, the first of its kind in 18 years, sees Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn in alignment in the night sky. Astronomy experts said seeing three planets A team of astronomers using Japan's Subaru Telescope has announced the discovery of yet another earth-like exoplanet that’s in our cosmic back yard.. The “super-Earth” planet discovered by planetary researchers led by Hiroki Harakawa is a comparatively near neighbour, orbiting a star that’s just over 36 light-years away – that's 2.1456983 x 1014 Miles. The planet orbits in the so-called It may look like a giant Krispy Kreme donut, but the image captured by the Event Horizon Telescope is in fact the supermassive black hole lying at the centre of our galaxy. The image, published today, is the first picture ever taken of Sagittarius A*, the massive object that “glues” our galaxy together. It’s only the second black hole photo Asteroid passes are often events that capture the imagination of the public, as NASA keeps track of any potential threats in space. The film Don't Look Up, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence was an entertaining watch. However, it didn't do much to reassure people about the prospect of a large space rock slamming into the surface of the Earth,Terrifying skull-shaped asteroid was once spotted flying by Earth on Halloween
Space telescopes capture asteroid slam with striking clarity – The Denver Post
Jupiter to swing closer to Earth than it has for 59 years next week
Space boffin wants alien hunters to be more diverse to stop us becoming alienist
‘Out of control’ Chinese space rocket debris has finally crash landed on Earth
US Navy warship’s close encounter with UFO ripped out of logbook, sailors claim
Five planets will align above Earth today for the first time in 18 years
‘Super Earth’ exoplanet spotted orbiting star 36.5 light years away
First ever photo of ‘giant’ black hole in our galaxy released
Five close approaches of asteroids to be aware of in the coming days