SPACE CHENNAI - END OF THE WORLD - ASTEROID- FAKE NEWS ALERT REPORT

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May 07

2020

by SPACE Chennai

GLOBAL ASTRONOMY MONTH – ASTEROID- FAKE NEWS ALERT REPORT 

City: Chennai

Date: 29/04/2020

Global Astronomy Month (GAM), organized in April every year by Astronomers Without Borders, is the world's largest global celebration of astronomy. For this year, SPACE has suggested several GAM events for conduction by SPACE associated schools.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Asteroid pass close to the earth.
• Breaking the false news that it was said that the asteroid will destroy earth.
• This program motivated the participants to make use of this international opportunity provided by SPACE for exposing false news among public.
• Public awareness program to break the false news that end of the world which was spreading among people

DESCRIPTION:

A big very big asteroid passed relatively close to Earth this morning (April 29, 2020). Asteroid (52768) 1998 OR2 passed at a safe distance, at some 4 million miles (6 million km), or about 16 times the Earth-moon distance. It’s the biggest asteroid to fly by Earth this year (that we know about so far); according to current estimates, it’s probably a bit over a mile wide (2 km) and mostly spherical. Closest approach was April 29 around 4:56 a.m.

PHOTOGRAPHS:

Illustration of asteroid pass distance from the earth

CONCLUSION:

                     This awareness program debunked the fake news about the end of the world and was one of the awareness program for the people.