Asteroids
Images and Videos of 2010 AL30
[/caption] Amateur astronomers heeded the call of making observations of the small asteroid 2010 AL30, which whizzed by Earth today.…
Russia May Head Mission to Deflect Asteroid Apophis
[/caption] Russia is considering sending a spacecraft to deflect a large asteroid and prevent a possible collision with Earth, according…
Where To Next for NASA’s Solar System Exploration?
[/caption] Where is NASA going next to probe our solar system? The space agency announced today they have selected three…
Comets Posing as Asteroids (or is the the other way around?)
[/caption] Asteroids are rocky bodies which belong between Mars and Jupiter. Comets are icy bodies that belong way out beyond…
Surprise! Unknown Asteroid Buzzed Earth
[/caption] A previously undiscovered asteroid came within 14,000 km (8,700 miles) of Earth last week, and astronomers noticed it only…
Camera Network Spies Anomalous Meteorite
A network of time-lapse cameras set up in the Nullarbor Plain desert of Western Australia has allowed researchers to track…
Asteroid Explosion over Indonesia
This has taken awhile to filter into the Western press, but an asteroid exploded over the town of Bone,Indonesia on…
Giant Impact Near India — Not Mexico — May Have Killed Dinosaurs
[/caption] A huge, mysterious basin off the coast of India could be the largest, multi-ringed impact crater ever found on…
Asteroid Pallas is Also a Protoplanet
[/caption] Some objects in the solar system are in a "gray area," and can be classified under more than one…
More Water ‘Out There:’ Ice Found on Asteroid
[/caption] For the first time, astronomers have confirmed that an asteroid contains frozen water on its surface. Analysis of asteroid…