Asteroids
New Impact Rate Count Lays Nemesis Theory to Rest
[/caption] From a Max Planck Institute for Astronomy press release: Is the Earth more likely or less likely to be…
Earth’s First Trojan Asteroid Discovered
[/caption] The first known "Trojan" asteroid in Earth's orbit has been discovered. A Trojan asteroid shares an orbit with a…
Dawn Exceeds Wildest Expectations as First Ever Spacecraft to Orbit a Protoplanet – Vesta
[/caption] NASA’s super exciting Dawn mission to the Asteroid Belt marked a major milestone in human history by becoming the…
Looming Larger: Dawn Approaches Vesta, Enters Orbit July 15-16
[/caption] As we anticipate the Dawn spacecraft going into orbit of Vesta within the next 36 hours, here's the latest…
3552 Don Quixote… Leaving Our Solar System?
[/caption] "Tell me thy company, and I'll tell thee what thou art..." In this case it is Asteroid 3552 Don…
Latest Image from Dawn: View of Vesta Getting Sharper
[/caption] The Dawn spacecraft is getting closer to asteroid/protoplanet Vesta, and the view is getting better! Here’s the latest image,…
Dawn Closing in on Asteroid Vesta as Views Exceed Hubble
[/caption] A new world in our Solar System is about to be unveiled for the first time – the mysterious…
Close Approach: Images and Animations of Asteroid 2011 MD
[/caption] Today, Monday June 27 at about 17:00 UT, asteroid designated as 2011 MD will pass only 12,300 kilometers (7,600…
Getting Closer: Images, Video of Asteroid 2011 MD
[/caption] Accomplished amateur astronomer and blogger Peter Lake, a.k.a "AstroSwanny" from Australia captured some of the first images of what…
Another Asteroid To Give Earth a Close Shave June 27, 2011
[/caption] A newly discovered house-sized asteroid will miss the Earth by less than 17,700 km (11,000 miles) on Monday June…