Asteroids

Latest Video of Asteroid 2012 DA14 Steaking Towards Close Shave with Earth – as Meteor explodes over Russia

Here’s the latest video of the fast approaching asteroid named 2012 DA14 that’s screeching towards our planet and set to…

12 years ago

Astronomers Provide a Peek at Asteroid 2012 DA14

Our friends Ernesto Guido and Nick Howes from the Remanzacco Observatory -- along with Edward Gomez from the Faulkes Telescope…

12 years ago

Watch Live as Asteroid 2012 DA14 Whizzes Past Earth

Want to keep tabs on asteroid 2012 DA14 as it whizzes past Earth tomorrow (Feb. 15)? NASA TV and several…

12 years ago

See an Asteroid’s-Eye-View of Friday’s Close Approach Between 2012 DA14 and Earth

If you haven’t heard yet, this Friday, February 15, 2013 will be a close flyby of an asteroid named 2012…

12 years ago

45 meter Asteroid to Skirt Very Near Earth on Feb 15

Our home planet is due for a record setting space encounter on Friday (Feb. 15) of this week, when a…

12 years ago

Asteroid 2012 DA14: Observing Prospects and How to See It

Mark your calendars: this Friday, February 15, 2013, is the close flyby of Near Earth Asteroid 2012 DA14, passing just…

12 years ago

In Two Weeks This 50-Meter Asteroid Will Buzz Our Planet

 Asteroid 2012-DA14 will pass Earth closely on Feb. 15, 2013 (NASA) On February 15 a chunk of rock about 50…

12 years ago

Asteroid Apophis: Bigger, Darker But Not a Threat in 2036

During its close approach this week, observatories from ESA and NASA have made some updates on their assessment of asteroid…

12 years ago

Watch Live Webcast of Asteroid Apophis Earth Flyby

Once again, the Slooh Space Camera team will host a live webcast of an asteroid flyby of Earth. This one…

12 years ago