Showing posts with label asteroid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label asteroid. Show all posts

2/05/2013

JPL news, Asteroid 2012 DA14 to Safely Pass Earth video




The flyby of asteroid 2012 DA14 on Feb. 15, 2013, will be the closest known approach to Earth for an object its size.

2/02/2013

On February 15 a small asteroid named 2012 DA-14 will whiz by, 17,200 miles from Earth




On February 15 a small asteroid named 2012 DA-14 will whiz by, 17,200 miles from Earth. It doesn't pose any threat to us, but it is sure to create a buzz around the world.

1/28/2013

NASA Television ScienceCast: Record-Setting Asteroid Flyby video




On Feb. 15th an asteroid about half the size of a football field will fly past Earth closer than many man-made satellites.

Since regular sky surveys began in the 1990s, astronomers have never seen an object so big come so close to our planet.