Asteroids
See This Orange Smudge? This Could Be NASA’s Target For The Asteroid Mission
In the center of the image above is an orange smudge. It may not look like much to the untrained…
Awesome Radar Images Reveal Asteroid 2014 HQ124’s Split Personality
On June 8, the 370-meter (about 1,300-ft.) asteroid 2014 HQ124 breezed by Earth at a distance of just 800,000 miles (1.3…
Why Isn’t the Asteroid Belt a Planet?
It seems like there's a strange gap in between Mars and Jupiter filled with rocky rubble. Why didn't the asteroid…
Could Asteroids Solve The Fuel Problem In Space? Planetary Resources Video
While we as a community love exploring space, we also recognize it can be expensive. Launch costs, manufacturing and keeping…
How Sentinel Will Hunt for Hidden Asteroids
Asteroids of various sizes whiz past our planet all the time. Some we know about, but many we don't, and…
Asteroid 2014 KH39 Zips Just 1.1 LD from Earth – Watch it LIVE June 3
Got any plans Tuesday? Good. Keep them but know this. That day around 3 p.m. CDT (20:00 UT) asteroid 2014 KH39 will silently…
Will an Asteroid Smack Jupiter in 2022?
A recent space rock discovery has sent a minor buzz through the community that tracks such objects. And as usual,…
Amateur Asteroid Hunters Take Note: NASA and Slooh Will Ask For Your Help
Do you lack a telescope, but have a burning desire to look for asteroids near Earth? No problem! NASA and…
How to See 209P/LINEAR, the Comet Brewing Up Saturday’s Surprise Meteor Shower
As we anxiously await the arrival of a potentially rich new meteor shower this weekend, its parent comet, 209P/LINEAR, draws…
Asteroid 2013 UQ4 Suddenly Becomes a Dark Comet with a Bright Future
On October 23, 2013, astronomers with the Catalina Sky Survey picked up a very faint asteroid with an unusual orbit more…