Asteroids
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…
Infographic: How the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission Will Work
Thanks to Space.com and the Tech Media Network for sharing this infographic showing how NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission will reach out…
Astronomy Cast EP. 220: Mass Extinction Events
The Earth seems like a safe place, most of the time. But we have evidence of terrible catastrophes in the…
Hit and Run Asteroid Caused Scheila’s Comet-like Behavior
Asteroid or comet? That was the question astronomers were asking after an asteroid named Scheila had unexpectedly brightened, and seemingly…
Take a Look: Huge Asteroid to Fly By Earth in November
[/caption] A large space rock will pass close to Earth on November 8, 2011 and astronomers are anticipating the chance…