
A newly discovered #asteroid, less than 1 meter (about 3 feet) across, is headed for Earth. It will impact the atmosphere near northwest Australia around 16 to 16:30 UTC. People in the area could see a bright flash of the incoming meteor.
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Earth Observation 27 AUG 2026 Japan, Asteroid “Ryugu”
Research team including Kyoto University researchers reports in Nature Astronomy that nitrogen-bearing substances were found around salt crystals in samples from asteroid “Ryugu” (162173)