Tag: "NEA"

Spitzer Samples an Assortment of Asteroids

Spitzer Samples an Assortment of Asteroids

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed that asteroids may have more variety than once imagined.

 
Ben Burress

Post on Sep 10, 2010 by

Asteroid Apophis–Hit or Miss?

Asteroid Apophis–Hit or Miss?

Friday the 13th, April, 2029: If you're superstitious, this might not be a good day to schedule a near-Earth asteroid encounter.

 
Ben Burress

Post on Mar 25, 2009 by

Producer's Notes: Asteroid Hunters

Producer's Notes: Asteroid Hunters

On March 3rd, 2009 at 1:40PM GMT, just a mere month after we’d finished the Asteroid Hunters segment, an asteroid of up to 165 feet in diameter snuck up on us, coming within approximately 37,000 miles from a direct impact with Earth.

 
Amy Miller

Post on Mar 23, 2009 by