Outbound Near-Earth Asteroid, as Seen from Spain This set of images from the La Sagra Sky Survey, operated by the…
Category: Astronomy
Russian Meteor aftermath, Cleanup begins, NASA increases size estimate
Experts describe it as a “Small” object. The day after what NASA describes as a “small” meteor exploded in the…
Over 1000 Hurt by Meteor over Russia, Not related to Asteroid DA14
Today a meteor streaked through the skies above Russia’s Urals region and exploded with a flash and boom that shattered…
Asteroid DA14 will pass between Earth and Moon 2/15
Update 2/15/13 – Asteroid 2012 DA14 has safely passed Earth and is now moving away from us. The asteroid close…
New definition may decrease the number of potential habitable planets
The number of potentially habitable exoplanets will be impacted A team of astronomers from Penn State led by Ravi Kumar…
Kepler out of Safe mode, back in science collection
The Kepler spacecraft, NASA’s lead planet finder has returned to operations and is once again planet hunting. After a “wheel…
NASA’s Kepler observatory enters a modified Safe Mode
The Kepler observatory has stopped it’s science data operations due to concern about a second reaction wheel issue. Reaction wheels…
Suborbital telescope gives best ever view of suns energy
NASA Telescope Observes How Sun Stores and Releases Energy WASHINGTON — A NASA suborbital telescope has given scientists the first…
