Asteroids
Rare Pallasite Meteorite Found in Missouri
[/caption] Meteorite hunter Karl Aston finds meteorites not by digging in the ground, but by placing ads in local newspapers.…
Every Way Devised to Deflect an Asteroid
With asteroid 2005 YU55 passing close by Earth yesterday, this rather unsettlingly near flyby has many people wondering if we…
Images, Video from Around the World of Asteroid 2005 YU55’s Close Pass
[/caption] A 400-meter-wide asteroid created a lot of "buzz" as it buzzed by Earth, with its closest approach on November…
Live Webcast as Keck Telescope Attempts Images of Asteroid 2005 YU55
Astronomers from the Keck Telescope in Hawaii will be trying to observe Asteroid 2005 YU55 as it flies away from…
First Movie of Asteroid 2005 YU55’s Flyby
Here's a short movie of Asteroid 2005 YU55, created from data collected from the 70-meter Deep Space Network antenna at…
Just In: NASA’s Latest Image of Asteroid 2005 YU55
[/caption] NASA's Deep Space Network antenna in Goldstone, California has captured new radar images of Asteroid 2005 YU55 as it…
Hoping to See Asteroid 2005 YU55? There’s an App for That!
Starmap is an astronomy/planetarium app for the iPhone and iPad. A companion app, called Spacemap is an extended orrery that…
Asteroid 2005 YU55: See It For Yourself!
[/caption] It's already been stated several times here on Universe Today that 2005 YU55, a 400-meter-wide roughly spherical asteroid, will…
Asteroid 2005 YU55: An Expert’s Explanation
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory released this video today featuring more information about the much-discussed 2005 YU55, a 400-meter-wide asteroid that…
Asteroid 2005 YU55 Gets Closer to Earth; “No Chance of an Impact”
[/caption] Yes, it's coming. Yes, it's big. Yes, it will be even closer than the Moon. And yes... we're completely…