Video Astronomy & Observing
Observing Asteroid 2005 YU55
On Tuesday November 8th, 2011 asteroid 2005 YU55 which is about the size of an aircraft carrier buzzed the Earth within 201,700 miles (324,600 kilometers). As a point of reference, our moon is 238,000 miles away! Even though asteroids of this size pass by Earth frequently, the last time a Read more…