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NASA warns of 2 huge asteroids heading towards Earth, but here’s the twist

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has revealed that a massive asteroid named 2004 UE is all set to pass our planet Earth on Saturday (November 20, 2021). NASA has said that the asteroid will be quite close to Earth, however, it will still be 2.6 million miles away, which is close to 11 times the distance between Earth and the Moon.

Why astronomers’ are worried about the asteroid 2004 UE or the near-Earth object (NEO) is because it is of massive size. 2004 UE is 1000 feet in length and 460 feet in width.

Meanwhile, apart from 2004 UE, NASA has also warned of another asteroid heading towards Earth, labeling it “potentially hazardous”. The asteroid is named 4660 Nereus, which is 330 meters long and is likely to make a close pass near Earth next month (December) at a speed of 6.58 kilometers-per-second at a distance of 2.4 million miles.

Do asteroids ever come close to Earth? 

Near-Earth objects (NEO) is a common name for various kinds of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets. According to the US space agency NASA, an asteroid that is smaller in size can be caught passing between Earth and Moon several times a month. Meanwhile, meteoroids, small pieces of an asteroid, and comets, more often than not less than 3 feet in size, can hit the atmosphere of the Earth and explode in it. This phenomenon occurs almost every day.

Interestingly, NASA has kept a track of close to 1,000 asteroids that have passed close to Earth since 1968. What helps the space agency determine the details about an asteroid includes everything from space telescopes to radar.

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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story

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May 5, 2022

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The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.

In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).

The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.

The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.

Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.

In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.

The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.

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