Save your breath asteroid worriers

2005 YU55 will not strike the Earth or Moon, and if you are lucky at 9:00 PM Eastern time, you might see it streak across the sky just above the horizon. Sorry to disappoint the doomsayers; you will still have to...

Asteroid to Knock Moon into the Earth on Tuesday

by Karen Fish NASA waited until today to tell us that on Tuesday evening a gigantic asteroid is going to crash into the moon and send the moon crashing full speed into Earth. Today a senior US military official...

Asteroid Watch Today

YU55 will fly between us and the moon at 202,000 miles away at 30,000 mph. Top Gear will be watching along with Mythbusters I bet. Top Gear will claim that the Stig might catch it with an Austin Martin and a...

How To Watch Asteroid MD 2011 With Your Telescope or Computer

How To Watch Asteroid MD 2011 With Your Telescope or Computer As you may have heard by now, an asteroid will pass by earth on June 27, 2011. The asteroid 2011 MD will pass by at around 1 pm eastern time. Asteroid 2011 MD Background How Can I Watch the Asteroid 2011 MD Pass...

Asteroid 2011: When Will June 27 Asteroid 'MD 2011' Pass Earth?

Asteroid "2011 MD" Will Pass By Earth on June 27, 2011 An asteroid will pass by the earth at about 1 pm on June 27, 2011. The asteroid, which astronomers have named "2011 MD", will pass by the earth at about a...

GP59 Asteroid Video 2011: 'Winking' Asteroid Approaches, April 15

A large asteroid will make a close approach to Earth on Friday April 15, 2011. The GP59 asteroid is expected to match its closest approach to the Earth on Friday. GP59 won't come too close, however: about 533,000km...

Was Mystery Missile in LA A Chinese Show of Force WW3 Imminent?

Ok so we heard the running explanation that the mystery missile seen on video near Los Angeles California was simply an illusion created by a plane's exhaust aka contrail.  Now someone that pays attention...

NASA Photographs Asteroid Collision at 11,000 Miles per Hour

By complete coincidence NASA managed to capture two asteroids colliding into one another on camera. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3 managed to capture the exact moment two asteroids smashed into...

Mysterious Object from Space to Pass Earth Wednesday

Astronomers are claiming that a mysterious object from space will pass the earth on Wednesday, January 13, 2009. Fear not, the object will not hit our planet but merely speed past Earth, some 80,000 miles away. At approximately 33 to 50 feet wide at most, Astronomers believe...

Russia in secret plan to save Earth from asteroid: official

Russian scientists will soon meet in secret to work on a plan for saving Earth from a possible catastrophic collision with a giant asteroid in 26 years, the head of Russia's space agency said Wednesday. The Apophis asteroid measures approximately 350 metres (1,150 feet)...

Prediction: Will Earth be Destroyed in 2010? Final Update 2

We all need something to look forward to, especially as an old year ends and a whole new decade dawns before us. Some hope quietly for a bit of improvement in the economy and a health care bill that may fall short...

Failed Russian Missile Test Caused Spiral Light Show Over Norway?

Yesterday it was reported that a strange spiral light show appeared unexpectedly for several minutes over Norway before dissipating into the night sky. Confusion reigned supreme. Everything from the Northern Lights...

2009 VA: Asteroid Nearly Hits Earth

Asteroid 2009 VA came within 9,000 miles of Earth on November 6. Earlier today, Fox News covered the story using footage from Armageddon, which is a bit sensationalist, to say the least, as Asteroid 2009 VA was only 23 feet wide and would have burnt up in the atmosphere...

Spectra Confirm Ice on Asteroid 24 Themis. How Did it Get There?

It seems that space age instruments are now finding evidence of water-ice in the many locations we have pointed them to look. The latest to be confirmed includes asteroid 24 Themis. But is it from subsurface...

Asteroid or Junk: passing through B.C and Washington

There are sightings of an asteroid going over the states Washington and Oregon, as well as Canadian's province British Columbia. The sitings were told to be "fireballs" in the sky around 8 pm local time on...

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