[/caption] Minor planet is a term used to refer to a celestial object - that is not a planet or…
[/caption] Ever since our recent encounter with asteroid 2008 TC3 -- the first asteroid that was correctly predicted to hit…
Although the chances of an asteroid hitting Earth appear to be small for any given year, the consequences of such…
On Tuesday, February 5, 2008 an SUV sized asteroid passed between the Earth and the moon. Asteroid 2008 CT1 came…
An asteroid between 150-160 meters in diameter will pass within 540,000 kilometers (334,000 miles) of Earth on January 29 at…
Here's another wonderful example of how amateur astronomers can make important discoveries. Three high school students from Wisconsin discovered an…
Sorry to disappoint those of you hoping for some Martian fireworks the end of this month. NASA's Near Earth Object…