Animated Asteroids from FTN
... they caught a second asteroid (probably 1998 RM73) too. The school groups got a tota
Posted by Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network blogs
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Tuesday
Jan 31 2012
13:29 UTC
Jan 31 2012
13:29 UTC
Monday
Jan 30 2012
22:10 UTC
Jan 30 2012
22:10 UTC
Giant Asteroid to Approach Earth Jan. 31
... actually they have. It's asteroid 433 Eros, and on Tuesday it will come within 16. 6 million miles of
Posted by Lights in the Dark
Monday
Jan 30 2012
21:48 UTC
Jan 30 2012
21:48 UTC
Help Astronomers Measure the Solar System!
... bright Mars-crossing asteroid 433 Eros makes its closest approach to Earth since 1975, astronomers around the globe are taking the opportunity to measure its position in the sky, thereby fine-tuning our working knowledge of distances in the solar system. Using the optical principle of parallax, whereby different viewpoints of the same object show
Posted by Universe Today
Monday
Jan 30 2012
04:55 UTC
Jan 30 2012
04:55 UTC
Asteroid To Make Closest Approach Since 1975
... 21-mile (34-km) -wide asteroid will be visible with even modest backyard
Posted by Universe Today
Friday
Jan 27 2012
14:33 UTC
Jan 27 2012
14:33 UTC
Asteroid passes close to Earth
... around 20,000km). The asteroid has been named 2012 BX34 and is estimated to be about 11m (36ft) in diameter. Though it won't be visible to the naked eye, keen amateur astronomers still ha
Posted by Royal Observatory, Greenwich
Thursday
Jan 26 2012
20:29 UTC
Jan 26 2012
20:29 UTC
Asteroid's Unusual Light and Dark Crater
... previously seen on the asteroid, it is unusual to find one with such a large amount of ejecta of different albedos. This is a
Posted by Universe Today
Monday
Jan 09 2012
12:26 UTC
Jan 09 2012
12:26 UTC
How Many Moons Does Earth Have?
Look up in a clear night sky. How many moons do you see? Chances are, you're only going to count to one. Admittedly, if you count any higher and you're not alone, you may get some funny looks cast in your direction. But even though you may not be able to actually see them, there
Posted by Universe Today