Asteroids
Near Miss Today By Asteroid 2004 FH
The closest asteroid ever recorded to pass by the Earth was discovered on Monday evening by NASA's LINEAR asteroid survey.…
Rosetta’s Asteroid Targets Decided
The European Space Agency announced its decision today for the two asteroids that Rosetta will fly past on its way…
Asteroid Bill Passes
The US House of Representatives approved bill H.R. 912, which awards amateur astronomers who discover potential Earth-crossing asteroids up to…
The Asteroid that Almost Hit
For a few hours on January 13, 2004, some astronomers believed that a 30-metre asteroid could strike the Earth in…
Amateur Spots Close Passing Asteroid
Image credit: UA A volunteer analyzing data gathered by the University of Arizona's Spacewatch program has discovered an 18 x…
Force on Asteroids Measured for the First Time
Image credit: NASA/JPL NASA scientists have measured a tiny force for the first time which is known to act on…
Long-Lost Asteroid Re-Discovered
Image credit: Lowell Observatory Astronomers from the Lowell Observatory have re-discovered a Near Earth Asteroid that hasn't been seen since…
Small Asteroid Came Very Close
Image credit: Lowell Observatory Asteroid 2003 SQ222 whizzed by the Earth last week, missing us by only 88,000 kilometres. The…
Dinosaurs Killed By Volcanoes and Asteroids?
Image credit: NASA Most paleontologist believe that a gigantic asteroid struck Mexico 65 million years ago and killed all the…
NASA Proposes to Search for Smaller Asteroids
Image credit: NASA/JPL Five years ago NASA began a program to discover 90% of potential Earth-crossing asteroids larger than 1…