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Another near-Earth asteroid won’t be this close again until 2090

Author: Nick Lilja || Published: 2/17/2020 at 9:46pm

Back in 1998 NASA found this near-earth object. This asteroid is about the size of a small town – one to three kilometers wide. “The newly discovered [asteroid 1998 OR2 is] large enough to cause…

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Filed: Archive, Education, Space || Covering: 1998 OR2, Asteroids, space

Despite tabloid reports, the “killer asteroid” isn’t killing anyone

Author: Nick Lilja || Published: 2/13/2020 at 12:34pm

Turns out that fear-mongering is still a thing on the internet. I know, I know… Big surprise! Tuesday an article started circulating – I’m not going to post a link, but I’m sure you can…

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Filed: Archive, Space || Covering: Asteroids, kill asteroid, space

Ask NASA: A Solar Orbiter discussion in Spanish

Author: Alomar Sharpe || Published: 2/3/2020 at 10:03am

Your browser does not support the video tag. Spanish Facebook Live event with Solar Orbiter mission experts at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Video and description courtesy of NASA

Filed: Archive, Education, Space || Covering: NASA, space, Spanish

Ask NASA: What’s up at night?

Author: Alomar Sharpe || Published: 6/11/2019 at 4:49pm

Looking for something to look at in the night sky? NASA is here to help!

Filed: Archive, Education, Space || Covering: NASA, space

Asteroid 2006 QV89 will come within .05au of Earth

Author: Nick Lilja || Published: 6/7/2019 at 1:41pm

The Doomsday People are at it again. saying that an asteroid has a “non-zero chance of striking earth” around September 10th of this year. Repent! Repent! Well, maybe not. There are a lot of things…

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Filed: Archive, Space || Covering: 2006 QV89, asteroid, Asteroids, space

Asteroid 1999 KW4 makes closest pass to Earth since 2001

Author: Nick Lilja || Published: 5/22/2019 at 11:06pm

A roughly mile-wide asteroid is about to give Earth a proverbial buzz-cut this weekend. The asteroid will come within .032 au of Earth. Zero-point-three-two! Holy moly! But don’t worry. An au, or Astronomical Unit, is…

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Filed: Archive, Space || Covering: 1999 KW4, Asteroids, space

2018 Perseid meteor shower

Author: Nick Lilja || Published: 8/8/2018 at 1:57pm

The Perseid meteor shower started in mid-July, but will peak during the next few days, before coming to an end in late August. The Perseid meteor shower is one of the best meteor showers of…

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Filed: Archive, Space || Covering: comets, Perseid meteor shower, space

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