Asteroids
Changing Opinions: Fireball Likely Not Part of Soyuz Rocket
[/caption] Officials are now saying the bright fireball seen over Virginia in the US on Sunday was probably a natural…
Another Meteor? No, Russian Rocket
[/caption] Residents of Virginia in the US reported hearing booms and seeing flashes of light Sunday night, and originally, it…
Meteorites Found in Africa From First Predicted Asteroid Hit
[/caption] Remember in October 2008 when Asteroid 2008 TC3 hit the scene – literally? This was the first asteroid that…
The Sun as a White Dwarf Star
[/caption] What will happen to all the inner planets, dwarf planets, gas giants and asteroids in the Solar System when…
Newly Discovered Asteroid 2009 FH to Buzz Past the Earth Tonight
[/caption]Another asteroid is set to make a close approach of 79,000 km according to NASA, a distance twice that of…
Dawn Spacecraft on Target for Vesta Following Gravity Assist
[/caption] Recently, the Dawn spacecraft – on its circuitous route to the asteroid belt -- used the gravity of Mars…
Asteroid 2009 DD45 Just Buzzed by Earth
[/caption] As I'm writing this (13:40 UT) a newly-discovered asteroid, 2009 DD45, is flying past Earth at only 74,800 km…
Jupiter, Saturn Plowed Through Asteroids, Study Says
[/caption] When Mars and Jupiter migrated to their present orbits around 4 billion years ago, they left scars in…
Sounds Painful: Are Deadly Asteroids Stuck in Earth’s Lagrangian Points?
[/caption] Two solar telescopes launched to study coronal mass ejections and the solar wind have been sent to do an…
Weekend Fireballs Not Satellite Debris
A fireball seen over Texas during the daytime on Sunday, Feb. 15th, triggered widespread reports that debris from the recent…