2014 has started off with fireworks! The first designated asteroid of the year, discovered only half an hour before midnight … More
Tag: asteroid
Awesome Fireball Event in central Russia
2012 DA14 may not be on a collision course with Earth later today but a smaller asteroid was. A major … More
Recent Discoveries – Sept 17-24, 2010
Catching up on the last week in comet and asteroid discoveries… A week ago new NEA announcements were coming left … More
Recent Discoveries – Sept 13, 2010
Two days ago 10 NEAs were announced, yesterday saw only a single announcement. The reason… most asteroid surveys are located … More
Hayabusa Returns to Earth
At 1400 hours UT on Sunday June 13 a brilliant fireball will appear over Australia. Unlike most fireballs this one … More
2010 KQ – a very small, very close asteroid
Small asteroids buzz past the Earth every day. The great majority of them pass by sight unseen. One little asteroid, … More
Asteroid Fly-By Today
A few hours from now (around 2 hours UT on April 9), a small ~20-meter in diameter asteroid will pass … More
In The Sky This Month – February 2010
This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of February 2010. … More
A Few Notes about 2010 AL30
“Mysterious Object Hurtles Towards Earth” “Weird Object Zooming by Earth Wednesday is Likely an Asteroid” “Mysterious Space Object Rocks the … More
Remember to Duck Wednesday Morning
A very small, newly discovered asteroid will make a close flyby of Earth this Wednesday. 2010 AL30 was first seen … More