Posts Tagged ‘ Asteroid ’

Space Rock of Love: Asteroid Eros Attracts Skywatchers in Earth Flyby (SPACE.com)

February 4, 2012
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SPACE.com – In 1931, the close approach of the asteroid Eros allowed professional astronomers to calculate its distance and make that era’s most accurate measurement of the solar system. As the asteroid passes near Earth this week, amateur astronomers and students from around the world seek to recreate the historical experience. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Asteroid Crash May Explain Mercury’s Strange Spin (SPACE.com)

December 12, 2011
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SPACE.com – A collision with an asteroid might have set the planet Mercury whirling oddly in its orbit, a new study suggests. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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A Landslide on Asteroid Vesta

November 30, 2011
By stillaig
A Landslide on Asteroid Vesta

Asteroid Vesta is home to some of the most impressive cliffs in the Solar System. APOD
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Asteroid 2005 YU55 Passes the Earth

November 11, 2011
By stillaig
Asteroid 2005 YU55 Passes the Earth

Asteroid 2005 YU55 passed by the Earth yesterday, posing no danger. APOD
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Big asteroid has close encounter with Earth (Reuters)

November 9, 2011
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Reuters – A black asteroid as big as an aircraft carrier zoomed past Earth on Tuesday, delighting astronomers who trained telescopes on the ancient body in hopes of learning more about its composition and origin. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Close encounter of an asteroid kind (The Upshot)

November 5, 2011
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The Upshot – The bad news first: An asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier will be hurtling toward Earth — and is expected to fly between the Earth and the moon on Tuesday. The good news: The space rock will not, repeat not, hit Earth. Even though NASA has classified asteroid 2005 YU55...
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NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft Discovers Mountain on Asteroid Vesta ‘Higher Than Mount Everest’ (ContributorNetwork)

October 13, 2011
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ContributorNetwork – NASA’s Dawn space craft has taken an image of a mountain on the asteroid Vesta that is higher than Mount Everest, according to the U.K. Daily Mail. It is the latest in spectacular pictures taken by the probe now orbiting the asteroid. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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The South Pole of Asteroid Vesta

September 21, 2011
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The South Pole of Asteroid Vesta

What created the circular structure around the south pole of asteroid Vesta? APOD
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Asteroid Vesta Full Frame

August 4, 2011
By stillaig
Asteroid Vesta Full Frame

Why is the northern half of asteroid Vesta more heavily cratered than the south? APOD
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How many asteroids are in the solar system? How can I discover a comet or an asteroid?

July 22, 2011
By stillaig

Question by quebrantahuesos: How many asteroids are in the solar system? How can I discover a comet or an asteroid? Hi everybody! Hello, how many asteroids (aproximate) are in the solar system? Can I discover a comet or an asteroid? How? Have you discovered or trying to discover a comet or asteroid? As you...
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NASA Wants Help Spotting Asteroid Over Fourth of July Weekend (SPACE.com)

July 2, 2011
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SPACE.com – Uncle Sam may want you to celebrate Independence Day this Fourth of July weekend, but NASA is calling on Americans to help measure an asteroid. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Near-Earth asteroid passes over Atlantic Ocean (Reuters)

June 28, 2011
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Reuters – An asteroid with an estimated girth as large as a garbage truck soared within 7,500 miles of the Earth on Monday as it passed harmlessly over the Atlantic Ocean, according to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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