
Last week's report of a massive asteroid making a "close approach" to Earth on Halloween was a bit of spooky news, but there's a new object on its way that will actually hit Earth next month. WT1190F is a tiny, mysterious object recently spotted by telescopes that will hit Earth on Nov. 13. Luckily, it's less a threat and more of a scientific opportunity.
WT1190F is a piece of man-made space junk, measuring three to six feet in length, that was once lost to the cosmos, according to Nature. The object, which could be a remnant rocket stage from an Apollo mission, presents a unique opportuni