Asteroids
Newly Found Truck-Sized Asteroid to Whiz by Earth June 8
A truck-sized asteroid just discovered yesterday (Thursday, June 6) will give Earth a relatively close shave later today/early tomorrow, depending…
Crashed Asteroid Has a Tail that Keeps Getting Longer
A strange comet-like object discovered in 2010 ended up being an asteroid that had been the victim of a head-on…
How Big is Asteroid 1998 QE2?
Since Asteroid 1998 QE2 has a name which evokes cruise ships, astrophysicist Rhys Taylor has created this wonderful video comparing…
How A New Family Tree of Space Rocks Could Better Protect Earth
In perhaps the neatest astronomical application of geneology yet, astronomers found 28 "hidden" families of asteroids that could eventually show…
Early Images Coming in of Asteroid 1998 QE2’s Flyby
Will the flyby of Near Earth Asteroid 285263 (1998 QE2) reveal more surprises? NASA announced yesterday that radar images uncovered…
Surprise! Earth Passing Asteroid 1998 QE2 Has a Moon
Late yesterday, NASA turned the 230-foot (70-meter) Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, California towards Asteroid 1998 QE2 as it…
Planetary Resources Looks to Crowdfund a Space Telescope for the Public
How much would you donate to have access to a space telescope … or just to have an orbital "selfie"?…
How to Spot Near-Earth Asteroid 1998 QE2 This Week
A large asteroid visits our fair corner of the solar system this week, and with a little planning you may…
With Russian Meteor Fresh In Everyone’s Memory, ESA Opens An Asteroid Monitoring Center
It's been about three months since that infamous meteor broke up over Chelyabinsk, Russia. In that time, there's been a lot…
Mars Gets Bombarded by 200 Small Asteroids and Comets Every Year
One of the benefits of having a spacecraft in orbit around another planet for several years is the ability to…