Asteroids
Say Hello to Asteroid 2007 PA8
Radar images of asteroid 2007 PA8 acquired on October 28, 29 and 30. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Gemini) Take a good look at asteroid…
You Need Just the Right Amount of Killer Asteroids to Promote Complex Life
An artist's impression of the different configurations of asteroid belts that could occur. Image credit: NASA/ESA/A. Feild, STScI Sure, asteroids…
Deflecting Incoming Asteroids with Paintballs
An artist's rendering of the asteroid Apophis. Credit: ESA What would be a way to deflect asteroid Apophis if it…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: October 22-28, 2012
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! It's going to be a great week to enjoy lunar studies, but why don't we take a…
Asteroid 2012 TC4 to Buzz Earth on October 12
Asteroid 2012 TC4 as seen by the Remanzacco Observatory team of Ernesto Guido, Giovanni Sostero, Nick Howes on Oct. 9,…
Recent UK Fireball Could Not Have “Skipped” Around the World, New Analysis Says
The meteoroid seen over the UK on September 21, 2012 has created quite a sensation – make that a several…
Vesta’s Deep Grooves Could Be “Stretch Marks” From Impact
Dawn image of Vesta showing its nearly circumferential equatorial grooves (NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA) Even though NASA's Dawn spacecraft has departed Vesta the…
Study Looks at Making Asteroid Mining Viable
Artist concept of the Robotic Asteroid Prospector. Credit: Marc Cohen et al. There’s been a lot of buzz in the…
How Many Asteroids Are Out There?
Answer: a LOT. And there's new ones being discovered all the time, as this fascinating animation by Scott Manley shows.…
Did a Killer Asteroid Drive the Planet Into An Ice Age?
A simulation of the Eltanin meteor strike When a mountain-sized asteroid struck the deep ocean off the coast of Antarctica…