Asteroids
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…
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NASA: Reaches for New Heights – Greatest Hits Video
http://youtu.be/HsA_BsH0QxM Video Caption: At NASA, we've been a little busy: landing on Mars, developing new human spacecraft, going to the…
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…
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…
Ancient Impacts Stained Vesta with Carbon-Rich Material
Composite-color 3D image of Cornelia crater on Vesta (NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA) Ever since arriving at Vesta in July 2011, NASA's Dawn spacecraft…
Asteroid Toutatis Tumbles in New Video from NASA
NASA has compiled the radar images taken of Asteroid Toutatis during its flyby of Earth this week to create a…
Asteroid Toutatis Tumbles by Earth: Images and Videos
Goldstone delay-Doppler radar images of Toutatis from December 11, 2012. Credit: NASA While Asteroid 4179 Toutatis was never a threat…
Close Approach Image of Asteroid 2012 XE54
Image of Asteroid 2012 XE54 taken with the the H06 ITelescope network near Mayhill, New Mexico on December 11, 2012,…
Two Asteroids Will Buzz Past Earth on December 11
Four computer generated views of Asteroid Toutatis based on Goldstone radar imagery. Via NASA A newly discovered small asteroid named…
Geminid Meteor Shower and Meteorwatch
The Geminid Meteor Shower is the grand finale of astronomical events in 2012 and is usually the most reliable and…