HAMMER time. DAVID NIELD 17 MAR 2018 By our best estimates, the huge Bennu asteroid has around a 1-in-2,700 chance of slamming into Earth sometime in the 22nd century. Slim as those odds may be, plans are already underway to try and put the rock off course, should it get too close. What scientists are proposing is a rocket called HAMMER, or
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Asteroid 2018 DS1 is currently 16.30 lunar distances away. The close approach date is 2018-Mar-03 Asteroid 2018 DU1 is currently 5.09 lunar distances away. The close approach date is 2018-Mar-02 Asteroid 2018 DW1 is currently 3.87 lunar distances away. The close approach date is 2018-Mar-01 Asteroid 2018 DV1 is currently 0.29 lunar distances away. The close approach date is 2018-Mar-02 See them all here
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