An asteroid that, in certain light conditions, resembles a human skull, will fly past Earth just after Halloween. The space rock’s official title is Asteroid 2015 TB145 and is a so-called “dead comet” that has lost most of its ice and gases. Appropriately for its ghoulish appearance, the asteroid first flew past Earth on Halloween 2015, prompting NASA to call it “The Great Pumpkin.”In 2015, the asteroid flew past Earth at a distance of just 300,000 miles, Space.com reports. Asteroid 2015 TB145 will zoom past at 105 times the average lunar distance, SINC reports, citing a research study released last year. PLUTO SHOULD BE A PLANET AGAIN, RESEARCHERS ARGUELast year, a skyscraper-sized asteroid named (441987) 2010 NY65 flew past Earth at about eight times the distance between Earth and the moon.

Source: Fox News September 28, 2018 16:07 UTC