Asteroid 2024 BX1 is the fastest-spinning space rock ever recorded

A new research has revealed that an asteroid that teared through the atmosphere of Germany in January was spinning faster than any near-earth object that was ever recorded.

A space rock named 2024 BX1 had entered the earth’s atmosphere and ignited over Berlin in the early hours of January 21, 2024. 

Even though small asteroids on collision courses with Earth mostly get detected when they crash in the atmosphere, scientists detected this one just three hours before the impact.

Fastest spin ever seen

Subscribe to RSS - asteroides astrofísica 2024 BX1