The safety of our planet, however, was jeopardized over the weekend when scientists almost failed to detect a football field-sized asteroid heading towards Earth. The asteroid made a surprise flyby on Sunday, passing our planet at roughly a third of the distance to the moon, or just 119,500 miles. #astronomy https://www.rt.com/news/424341-asteroid-barely-misses-earth/

Israel will not accept any limitations to its operations in Syrian airspace against 'Iranian threat', the defense minister said, expressing hope that "communication" lines with Moscow will help avoid any "friction" in the air. On Tuesday morning, a series of missile strikes once again targeted Syrian military infrastructure. #military #Israel https://www.rt.com/news/424336-lieberman-syria-action-freedom/

The F-22 Raptor is fast developing a reputation as the aircraft that gets left behind during combat ops. The Air Force fifth-generation stealth fighter was not flying alongside a pair of B-1B Lancer bombers that dropped missiles on Syrian targets. #military