Skywatching Archive
19 February 2013, 07:44 PM ET
Copernicus would be making his 540th trip around the sun today.
19 February 2013, 05:26 PM ET
The NASA video clearly shows asteroid 2012 DA14 tumbling through space near Earth.
19 February 2013, 03:15 PM ET
How much would you pay for a bible that went to the moon?
19 February 2013, 11:09 AM ET
Failures in the past have done nothing to tamp down future doomsday predictions.
19 February 2013, 10:16 AM ET
The universe may be in for a catastrophic end in billions of years.
18 February 2013, 09:03 AM ET
Military satellites that monitor nuclear explosions could be vital meteor warning systems.
18 February 2013, 07:57 AM ET
The first results from the AMS experiment on the International Space Station are expected in about two weeks.
17 February 2013, 12:12 PM ET
Mark Kelly went on Meet the Press this morning and mentioned briefly the Russia meteor blast.
17 February 2013, 11:02 AM ET
The moon sails by Jupiter over the next few days. Here's how to see it.
15 February 2013, 06:59 PM ET
Meteorite hunters converging on Russia for a collector's bonanza.
15 February 2013, 06:38 PM ET
Meteor blasts like the once that occurred today happen once every 50 to 100 years.
15 February 2013, 03:54 PM ET
Fast-moving asteroid 2012 DA14 appears as a bright streak in most images.
15 February 2013, 02:28 PM ET
Today's explosion is the biggest since the Tunguska Event in 1908, scientists say.
15 February 2013, 01:11 PM ET
What do these different terms mean?
15 February 2013, 12:58 PM ET
In the wake of a meteor explosion over Russia and a close asteroid flyby, a congressional committee will discuss how to deal with space rocks.
15 February 2013, 07:07 AM ET
The meteor sent a shockwave that shattered window and damaged hundreds of buildings, Russian officials said.
14 February 2013, 03:55 PM ET
SpaceX's Dragon capsule will be making its second contracted supply run.
13 February 2013, 05:36 PM ET
SpaceX's Dragon capsules and the Cygnus spacecraft are among the wooden toy versions.
12 February 2013, 07:41 PM ET
But asteroid 2012 DA14's tilted orbit rules it out as a mining target.
12 February 2013, 07:00 PM ET
On Feb. 15, 2013, a 150-foot asteroid will fly past Earth at an altitude of 17,200 miles - closer than our own communications satellites.
12 February 2013, 12:21 PM ET
NASA's Voyager and Galileo missions spotted key evidence of Europa's ocean while studying the icy moon.
12 February 2013, 10:54 AM ET
Images from the early days of NASA and spaceflight.
12 February 2013, 09:15 AM ET
Space rock approaching Earth has historical precedent.
12 February 2013, 07:00 AM ET
Here are a few things to be on the lookout for when asteroid 2012 DA14 flies by Earth on Friday (Feb. 15).
11 February 2013, 06:35 PM ET
To the delight of the Internet, a seventh-grader has launched her Hello Kitty doll on a ride to stratosphere.
