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Meteorite strikes Russia. Hundreds hurt.
Amateur video broadcast on Russian television show an object speeding across the sky. There was loud boom and an intense flash. Fragments of the meteorite has been located in central Russia.
February 15, 2013
Who will see the February 15 asteroid flyby?
You can see the asteroid flyby, if you have a computer and can watch online. Otherwise ... you must be in the right place on Earth. And, still, it'll be tough.
February 15, 2013
Pluto’s moons might create hazard for NASA spacecraft
Scientists are making plans to send the spacecraft on a route farther from Pluto, if needed, to avoid running the craft through "a dangerous gauntlet of debris."
February 15, 2013
Video: Watch the rate of asteroid discovery soar
Video from astronomer Scott Manley, showing the phenomenal rate of discovery of asteroids in the past 30 years, starting in about 1980.
February 14, 2013
Look here for links to online viewing of asteroid 2012 DA14
On February 15, an asteroid passes only 17,200 miles from Earth. You won't be able to see it with the eye. Bookmark the links in this post for online viewing!
February 14, 2013
Video: Zoom into the Large Sagittarius Star Cloud
This video is peering toward the center of our Milky Way. It zooms in on the star cluster NGC 6520 and the dark star-forming cloud Barnard 86.
February 13, 2013
Video: Geminid Meteors on the Blue Ridge Parkway
Watch this time-lapse video capturing several days of Geminid meteor shower activity
February 12, 2013
Video: Asteroid 2012 DA14’s safe passage near Earth on February 15
Asteroid 2012 DA14 – an object about half the length of a football field – will pass Earth on February 15, 2013. Watch NASA videos about this event.
February 6, 2013
Video: Sunrise and sunset from the moon
This video, from the Kurdistan Planetarium in the U.K., shows the sun rising as seen from the moon's surface and setting two weeks later.
February 6, 2013
Video: Golden ring, and dragon tail, from our sun
The sun released two especially interesting and beautiful features on January 31, 2013. See pics and video of the ring-shaped prominence and Dragon Tail filament here.
February 3, 2013
