Category Solar System

Asteroids Cause 26 ‘Nuclear’ Blasts Since 2000

Scientists say they did not know the meteors would fall to Earth until the explosions they caused were picked up by detectors Asteroids passing through Earth’s atmosphere caused 26 nuclear-scale explosions between 2000 and 2013, a report reveals. Each caused…

Asteroid 2014 DX110 Buzzing Earth, Closer Than Moon – 5th March 2014 The Virtual Telescope Project appears to be working a technical glitch via the live feed, however the observatory has captured the first shot. The 4 p.m. ET webcast…

***ASTEROID ALERT*** ASTEROID ALERT: Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2000 EM26 Zipping by Earth on Close Approach on February 17 Courtesy Of MIB ***BE ALERT***

Meteor Spotted In Kentucky Sky, USA A meteor was spotted in the Kentucky sky Tuesday night. Experts call it a fireball, a brighter version of a meteor.   EKU Astronomy Professor Dr. Marco Ciocca says nine times out of ten,…