With the asteroid Vesta reaching opposition tomorrow, now is the time to step outside to look for it. It is…
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Comet Hartley 2 close to Earth
You may have seen the odd snippet of information in the Australian media about Comet Hartley being close to Earth.…
2010 TD54 imaged on way to close encounter with Earth
As mentioned in my previous post, the asteroid 2010 TD54 will have a close encounter with the Earth tomorrow night…
Is that asteroid coming straight for us?
I have been following a very slow conversation on the Minor Planet Email list for the last couple of days…
Where is asteroid Lutetia in the Solar System?
With the ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft passing the asteroid Lutetia tomorrow morning, I thought I would find out where in the…
US school students find cave on Mars
Text from JPL media release. California middle school students using the camera on NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter have found lava…
Asteroid 2005 YU55 won’t impact Earth in next 100 years
The potentially Earth threatening asteroid 2005 YU55 was imaged by the Arecibo Radar (Radio) Telescope in Puerto Rico on April…