by admin | Apr 29, 2025 | asteroids, News, objects, Science, solar system, space, Space News, The Conversation
In late 2017, a mysterious object tore through our solar system at breakneck speed. Astronomers scrambled to observe the fast moving body using the world’s most powerful telescopes. It was found to be one quarter mile (400m) long and very elongated – perhaps 10 times... by admin | Dec 5, 2024 | asteroids, Earth, Nasa, NEOWISE, News, space, Space News, The Conversation
The NASA project NEOWISE, which has given astronomers a detailed view of near-Earth objects – some of which could strike the Earth – ended its mission and burned on reentering the atmosphere after over a decade. On a clear night, the sky is full of bright objects –... by admin | Sep 23, 2024 | asotronomers, asteroids, astronomy, Nasa, News, space, Space News, The Conversation
On September 4 2024, astronomers discovered an asteroid, one metre in diameter, heading towards Earth. The space rock would burn up harmlessly in the atmosphere near the Philippines later that day, officials announced. Nevertheless, it produced a spectacular... by admin | Aug 15, 2024 | asteroids, interplanetary defence, mission, Nasa, NEOWISE, News, space, Space News, The Conversation
Launched in 2011, NASA’s NEOWISE mission operated in Earth’s orbit until late last week. It detected more than 3,000 near-Earth objects or NEOs – asteroids or comets whose orbits can bring them close to Earth, even with the possibility of a collision. NEOWISE was shut... by admin | Aug 1, 2024 | asteroids, DART, Nasa, News, space, Space News, The Conversation
NASA’s DART mission – Double Asteroid Redirection Test – was humanity’s first real-world planetary defence mission. In September 2022, the DART spacecraft smashed into the companion “moon” of a small asteroid 11 million kilometres from Earth. One goal was to find out... by admin | Mar 4, 2024 | asteroids, DART, Nasa, News, space, space mission, Space News, The Conversation
A frequent idea in sci-fi and apocalyptic films is that of an asteroid striking Earth and causing global devastation. While the probabilities of this kind of mass extinction occurring on our planet are incredibly small, they are not zero. The results of NASA’s Dart...