Earth Experiences Back-to-Back Asteroid Close Encounters
Two small asteroids buzzed by the Earth, zooming well within the moon’s orbit, over the last couple days. Neither posed any danger but the events were eagerly captured by amateur astronomers, and the...
View ArticleWatch an Asteroid Fly by Earth Live on Sunday
Watch live this weekend as an asteroid the size of a city block flies past the Earth.
View ArticleWatch Live Now: Giant Asteroid Flies By Earth
Beginning at 4:30 Pacific (7:30 Eastern) you can watch a live embed feed from the Slooh Space Camera.
View ArticleNASA Considers Capturing an Asteroid, Setting It to Orbit the Moon
NASA is reportedly considering capturing an asteroid to put in a high orbit around the moon. Details remain sketchy but the plan could be fully realized in as little as six to ten years.
View ArticleWill NASA Announce Plans to Snag an Asteroid and Fly It to Earth?
When the Obama administration's 2014 federal budget gets released in early April it might include a curious item: a $100 million request for NASA to conduct a mission to capture an asteroid and bring...
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