Asteroids
Binary Asteroid Glides Past Earth
A rare event has given astronomers a great view of a binary asteroid system. Tonight, asteroid 2008 BT18 passed 1.4…
The Sunny Side of Asteroids
Asteroids with moons, called binary asteroids, are fairly common in the solar system. But scientists haven't been able to figure…
Exploding Asteroid Theory Gains Evidence
About 13,000 years ago, woolly mammoths roamed the North American continent and the first known human society in that region,…
Canada to build World’s First Asteroid-hunting Satellite
Just yesterday (June 30th) was the 100-year anniversary of the Tunguska event, when a small piece of ice or rock…
Rare Asteroid Studied by Hawaiian Scientists
Asteroid 10537 (1991 RY16) is a rarity. It is composed of basaltic rock (i.e. rock that cooled quickly after formation…
What is the Fastest Spinning Object in the Solar System? Near-Earth Asteroid 2008 HJ
A British astronomer has discovered a strange spinning object. The fact that it is spinning in itself is not strange,…
NASA Considers Manned Asteroid Mission
What would happen if we spot a Near-Earth Asteroid (NEO) heading straight for us? Assuming we had enough time, we…
Comet Strikes Increase as We Pass Through the Galactic Plane
There are just so many ways the Universe is out to get us. Astronomers have already considered the threat from…
Asteroid Impact Created a Worldwide Rain of Carbon Beads
When a large enough asteroid strikes the Earth, the devastation effects the entire globe. And the dinosaur-killing asteroid that smashed…
How Big is Apophis?
Question: How Big is Apophis? Answer: In case you haven't heard, Asteroid 99942 Apophis is a near Earth asteroid that…