With the start of the current lunation, the surveys kicked into high gear. Recent discoveries include: 2010 OC127 – This … More
Tag: Asteroids
Recent Discoveries – Sept 16-17, 2010
The discoveries keep rolling in as the prime discovery surveys continue to enjoy clear skies. The number of new finds … More
Recent Discoveries – Sept 12, 2010
Today’s post will hopefully begin a new feature on the TransientSky which will focus on newly discovered interesting asteroids and … More
2 Small Asteroids Buzz the Earth This Week
With the end of the monsoon in the southwest US (or at least a break in the monsoon since the … More
In The Sky This Month – August 2010
This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of August 2010. … More
In the Sky This Month – July 2010
This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of July 2010. … More
A Better View of the Hayabusa Re-entry
The video below is from a Japanese NHK TV crew. IMHO it is better than the video NASA released. Enjoy!
Hayabusa Is Back!
The sample return capsule of the Hayabusa spacecraft has successfully returned to Earth. The video below was taken by a … More
In The Sky This Month – June 2010
This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of June 2010. … More
2010 KQ is probably not an asteroid
A few days back I posted about a very small asteroid orbiting on a very Earth-like orbit. At the time … More
The Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids, Meteors 