The image you see hides a disturbing detail, it has sparked fear among millions of people. Here’s why…
There is a picture, which shows theasteroid Ryugu with nothing short of extraordinary details at close range. However, many have noticed a strange element, a disturbing detail.
Let’s find out together what it is.
First, you know what a asteroid? Asteroids are gods rocky bodies present within ours solar systemare mainly composed of silicate rocks, clay and nickel iron.
Although some also contain metals or carbon, asteroids are among the objects of the solar system older and are generally very dark in color.
Unlike the various planets, asteroids can have irregular shapes and due to their ‘small’ size they never reach spherical shape.
On a page of social X, Curiosity, a particularly clear image of one was shared asteroid and common reactions emerged among the comments…
The disturbing detail of the asteroid
The image in question captures fascinating details of the asteroid but the attention of the web population was mainly focused on thedarkness of the background.
Disturbing detail which sparked fear among millions of people. It is well known that space is scary and dark, but the photo scared many web users. Among the comments those who express a feeling of “unease“:
“Black is more interesting than rocks… It is an eternal, endless darkness,” “Space is cold, dark, empty. This photo is wonderful, though.”.
We are obviously used to admiring the starry night sky, so this deep black which seems to be endless within the asteroid photo, it appeared very strange and above all unsettling for many.
This image was hugely successful, but most likely not for the scientific reasons scientists expected.
The asteroid Ryugu It is classified as a potentially dangerous asteroid due to its proximity to the Earth, but at the same time it is extremely important for science.
There NASA itself identifies it as an asteroid guy CB, that is, it has a dark surface and a diameter of about 1 km.
It is thought that this asteroid is composed of materials rich in carbon and water, two elements crucial for life on Earth Earth.
Studies regarding this asteroid therefore, and about its carbon samples, they will provide fundamental information on evolution And the origin of the solar system, especially on the inner planets.
