kilometer outer body close to our planet on Sunday. A live webcast of the flight will be carried out on the Internet from the observatory in the Canary Islands
On Sunday, near Earth asteroid will fly by, the cost of which is estimated at more than $ 5.4 trillion. This writes the Mirror.
The core of the cosmic body, code-named UW-158 contains about 100 million tons of platinum, See also: Ugrozkosmos. Search for extraterrestrial civilizations and protection from asteroids scientists believe.
An asteroid a kilometer in diameter will pass on July 19 in 2.4 million kilometers from Earth. By cosmic standards – a paltry distance. The object would be 30 times closer to the Earth than the nearest planet, astronomers say.
A live webcast of the flight will be carried out on the Internet from the observatory in the Canary Islands.
Unusual space object has an interest the company Planetary Resources, which develops technology for the extraction of minerals on the asteroids. Representatives of the Corporation classified the approaching object as belonging to the “X-type».
The company launched to the ISS on its first machine, which will test the technology related to the possible production of minerals in space. However, how to get to the UW-158, in the coming years out of the question.
At the same time, Planetary Resources claim that the technology developed by the company in the future will help to create an economy that will radically change life in the world.
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