Astronomers are saying that we shouldn’t be concerned about 2012 BX34, the asteroid they were surprised to detect on Wednesday. After all, it only passed by at less than a fifth of the distance to the moon, “one of the closest approaches ever recorded.” More »
In a research paper called “The population of natural Earth satellites”, astronomers say that Earth must have a second moon at any given time. They have calculated the population of “irregular natural satellites that are temporarily captured” by Earth. More »
NASA has now completed its congress mandate to find 90 per cent of all the humanity killing asteroids near Earth. Their catalogue covers 93 per cent of all of these objects, which are so big that they would cause catastrophic damage on impact. More »
Instead of flailing your arms and legs, or wielding a motion sensing controller, Tobii Technology thinks gaming would be a bit more civilised and effective if players used their eyes. The company specialises in eye tracking and control systems, and created the Eye Asteroids arcade game as a way to show how its technology can be beneficial to more than just those with disabilities. More »
This pixelated grayscale image was taken by the Arecibo Planetary Radar Facility in Puerto Rico on April 2010. It shows an asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier on direct interception course with Earth’s orbit. More »
Reports are flooding into Twitter about a large meteor spotted in Southern California, Nevada and Arizona. No videos or pictures yet, but speculation is running rampant about what exactly fell from the sky. More »
