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Too Close for Comfort? The Near-Earth Approach of 2011 MD
On June 27th 2011, a chunk of rock about the size of a school bus (though maybe as large as an 18-wheeler) whizzed by Earth at a distance of around 12,000 km (7,460 miles) from the ground. Discovered...
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Close, but no Cigar: The Flyby of Asteroid 2005 YU55
Asteroid 2005 YU55 imaged by the Arecibo radar telescope in Puerto Rico on April 19, 2010. The resolution is about 7.5m per pixel. Asteroid 2005 YU55 was discovered in late 2005 (duh!) by Bob McMillan...
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The Flyby of Asteroid 2011 CP4 on 2012/02/23
Another close flyby will be taking place on the night of February 23rd. I know it’s more than a week away, but I thought I’d get a head start on the doom-sayers. This time we’re being visited by a rock...
View ArticleClearing Up the FUD on 2012 DA14
FUD, Fear Uncertainty & Doubt; that’s what surrounds NEA (Near Earth Asteroid) 2012 DA14 right now. As the organisation responsible for receiving, processing and cataloguing all observations of...
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The Flyby Clock: Visualizing a Century of Asteroid Encounters
Due to the interest sparked by the upcoming flyby of 2012 DA14, I thought it would be helpful to place its flyby in an historic perspective. To do so, I put together a visualization of all the flybys...
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