Huge asteroid set to pass Earth
A huge asteroid is set to pass closer to Earth than the Moon next week – becoming the biggest space rock to do so in 35 years. The circular asteroid, named 2005 YU55, is about 1,300ft wide and will pass at a distance of 202,000 miles. The time of the nearest fly-by is expected to … [Read the full story]
We can now see space with just a click, thanks to those WISE people at Nasa
Nasa have launched a spectacular window on the universe that anyone can peer through. A click of the mouse will show space fans millions of stars, galaxies gas clouds and other exotic cosmic objects. The celestial gallery, including countless new discoveries, was produced by a heat-seeking space telescope called WISE, launched in December 2009. Over … [Read the full story]
