Asteroids
A New Look at NASA’s Asteroid Capture Plan
NASA has released some new photos and video animations outlining the concept of how their planned asteroid capture mission will…
WISE Spacecraft Re-Activated to Hunt for Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
A hibernating spacecraft has been called back into service. The WISE (Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer”) spacecraft that has been sleeping…
Weekly Space Hangout – August 2, 2013
It's time for another Weekly Space Hangout, where we give you a rundown of the big space news stories of…
Weekly Space Hangout – July 26, 2013
It's time for another Weekly Space Hangout, where a dedicated team of space journalists run down all the big stories…
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NASA Alters 1st Orion/SLS Flight – Bold Upgrade to Deep Space Asteroid Harbinger Planned
NASA Orion spacecraft blasts off atop 1st Space Launch System rocket in 2017 - attached to European provided service module…
Newly Found Truck-Sized Asteroid to Whiz by Earth June 8
A truck-sized asteroid just discovered yesterday (Thursday, June 6) will give Earth a relatively close shave later today/early tomorrow, depending…
Crashed Asteroid Has a Tail that Keeps Getting Longer
A strange comet-like object discovered in 2010 ended up being an asteroid that had been the victim of a head-on…
How Big is Asteroid 1998 QE2?
Since Asteroid 1998 QE2 has a name which evokes cruise ships, astrophysicist Rhys Taylor has created this wonderful video comparing…
How A New Family Tree of Space Rocks Could Better Protect Earth
In perhaps the neatest astronomical application of geneology yet, astronomers found 28 "hidden" families of asteroids that could eventually show…
Early Images Coming in of Asteroid 1998 QE2’s Flyby
Will the flyby of Near Earth Asteroid 285263 (1998 QE2) reveal more surprises? NASA announced yesterday that radar images uncovered…