Asteroids
Asteroids Zipping Too Close to Earth Can Experience Seismic Activity
[/caption] An asteroid's orbit can be altered if it travels in the vicinity of Earth. But astronomers are finding the…
Asteroid Collision May Have Created Comet-like Object
[/caption] A strange comet-like object discovered on January 6, 2010 may actually be the result of an asteroid collision. Lincoln…
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.…
Asteroid or Space Junk? Object Makes Close Pass by Earth Wednesday
[/caption] Caption: Asteroid or rocket booster? 2010 AL30 as imaged remotely from Australia on Jan. 11, 2010. Credit: Ernesto Guido…
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…
Jupiter – Our Silent Guardian?
[/caption] We live in a cosmic shooting gallery. In Phil Plait's Death From the Skies, he lays out the dangers…
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…