Asteroid 2012 DA14
European Asteroid Smasher Could Bolster Planetary Defense
Planetary Defense is a concept very few people heard of or took seriously - that is until last week’s humongous…
First Radar Observations of Asteroid 2012 DA14
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory has released an initial view of radar observations of asteroid 2012 DA14 generated from data obtained…
Photos and Videos of Asteroid 2012 DA14 ‘Running Fast Among the Stars’
Yesterday a 50 meter (160 foot) rock passed just over 27,000 kilometers (17,000 miles) from the Earth’s surface. This big…
Weekly Space Hangout, Feb. 15, 2013: Space Rocks Edition
We interrupt your regular Weekly Space Hangout with this extra special edition to cover to the two asteroid-related events: the…
Latest Video of Asteroid 2012 DA14 Steaking Towards Close Shave with Earth – as Meteor explodes over Russia
Here’s the latest video of the fast approaching asteroid named 2012 DA14 that’s screeching towards our planet and set to…
Russian Meteor Not Related to Asteroid Flyby, NASA Confirms
The meteor that streaked over the skies of Russia -- creating a shockwave that shattered windows, injuring upwards of 1,000…
Astronomers Provide a Peek at Asteroid 2012 DA14
Our friends Ernesto Guido and Nick Howes from the Remanzacco Observatory -- along with Edward Gomez from the Faulkes Telescope…
Watch Live as Asteroid 2012 DA14 Whizzes Past Earth
Want to keep tabs on asteroid 2012 DA14 as it whizzes past Earth tomorrow (Feb. 15)? NASA TV and several…
See an Asteroid’s-Eye-View of Friday’s Close Approach Between 2012 DA14 and Earth
If you haven’t heard yet, this Friday, February 15, 2013 will be a close flyby of an asteroid named 2012…
45 meter Asteroid to Skirt Very Near Earth on Feb 15
Our home planet is due for a record setting space encounter on Friday (Feb. 15) of this week, when a…