Dark Energy Camera spots the largest potentially hazardous asteroid (NEAs)detected in the last eight years.

Twilight observations with the US Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab, have enabled astronomers to spot three near-Earth asteroids (NEA) hiding in the glare of the Sun.

After impact by DART spacecraft, Dimorphos asteroid tail has changed

Analysis of data obtained over the past two weeks by NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) investigation team shows the spacecraft’s kinetic impact with its target asteroid, Dimorphos, successfully altered the asteroid’s orbit.

Asteroid moonlet Dimorphos 11 seconds before impact

After 10 months flying in space, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) – the world’s first planetary defense technology demonstration – successfully impacted its asteroid target on Monday, the agency’s first attempt to move an asteroid in space.

2020 SO will fly past the Earth tomorrow at 3:50 AM ET, coming as close as 31.605 miles from our planet. It’s close, but still considered safe. Funny thing though – scientists are not sure what the object is and pretty sure it’s not “natural”.

A new research paper published in Nature journal suggests the asteroid that formed the 66 Ma Chicxulub crater struck earth at just the right angle to create maximum damage. The asteroid’s trajectory was determined by studying “asymmetries int he subsurface structure of the Chicxulub crater” and 3D simulations. According to researchers, the impact direction and…

If you were paying close enough attention, you might have heard it whiz by. In what astronomers are calling a “surprise flyby”, a quarter-mile round asteroid buzzed the earth three days ago, passing just 119,500 miles from the Earth’s atmosphere – about half the distance between Earth and the moon.

Forget the often-disappointing Perseids meteor shower – Geminids is not only better, it’s predicted to be especially cool this weekend. The Geminids shower has been strengthening in recent years and already surpasses every meteor shower of the year. This year, we’re holding out hope that the show is even better than last year’s brilliant display.

Artist Concept - Astronaut Performs Tethering Maneuvers at Asteroid

On February 15, 2013, an asteroid about half the size of a football field will pass by the Earth with only 17,200 miles to spare. The asteroid, named 2012 DA14, will pass Earth closer than many man-made satellites. Don Yeomans of NASA’s Near Earth Object Program at JPL told reporters that this is a record-setting…

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Dark Energy Camera spots the largest potentially hazardous asteroid (NEAs)detected in the last eight years.

NASA Confirms DART Mission Impact Changed Asteroid’s Motion in Space

Check out the pictures sent back to Earth as NASA’s DART mission hits Dimorphos asteroid in first-ever planetary defense test.

That mysterious object that is approaching Earth tomorrow – it might be a rocket booster from the 1960’s.

You know that asteroid that struck the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico and supposedly killed all the dinosaurs? Well it turns out it hit earth at just the right angle for maximum damage.

Scientists say a quarter-mile round asteroid just passed Earth in a “surprise flyby”.

Greatest meteor shower of the year occurs this weekend – meet the Geminids meteors

Incoming asteroid Feb 15 – NASA says they’ve never seen an object this big get so close to Earth

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