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Help Astronomers Measure the Solar System!
[/caption] As the bright Mars-crossing asteroid 433 Eros makes its closest approach to Earth since 1975, astronomers around the globe…
Asteroid To Make Closest Approach Since 1975
[/caption] On Tuesday, January 31, asteroid 433 Eros will come closer to Earth than it has in 37 years, traveling…
Asteroid’s Unusual Light and Dark Crater
[/caption] Light and dark material spreads outward from a 5-km-wide crater on Vesta in this image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft,…
Does Earth Have Many Tiny Moons?
[/caption] Look up in a clear night sky. How many moons do you see? Chances are, you're only going to…
Asteroid 2005 YU55: See It For Yourself!
[/caption] It's already been stated several times here on Universe Today that 2005 YU55, a 400-meter-wide roughly spherical asteroid, will…
Asteroid 2005 YU55: An Expert’s Explanation
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory released this video today featuring more information about the much-discussed 2005 YU55, a 400-meter-wide asteroid that…
Asteroid 2005 YU55 Gets Closer to Earth; “No Chance of an Impact”
[/caption] Yes, it's coming. Yes, it's big. Yes, it will be even closer than the Moon. And yes... we're completely…
NASA Prepares for Asteroid’s Close Pass by Earth
[/caption] On Tuesday, November 8, at 6:28 p.m. EST, an asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier will soar past…
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…
K-T Boundary
[/caption]What killed the dinosaurs? That's a question that has puzzled paleontologists since dinosaurs were first discovered. Maybe the global climate…