Watch an SUV-sized asteroid zoom by Earth

Watch SUV-size asteroid zoom by Earth in time-lapse video | NASA spies Martian rocks that look just like a teddy bear | Space quiz! An asteroid zipped past Earth Thursday night (Jan. 26) to the delight of amateur astronomers worldwide. What is the name of this asteroid? Created for znamenski.spacecom@blogger.com |  Web Version January 30, 2023 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE The Launchpad Watch SUV-size asteroid zoom by Earth in time-lapse video (Gianluca Masi) Italian astronomer Gianluca Masi shared his observations of the flyby live in a webstream. Full Story: Space (1/27)  NASA spies Martian rocks that look just like a teddy bear (NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona) A broken hill, an ancient crater and the human tendency to find faces everywhere may explain the teddy bear on Mars. Full Story: Space (1/29)  POLL QUESTION: Space quiz! An asteroid zipped past Earth Thursday night (Jan. 26) to the delight of amateur astronomers worldwide. What is the name of this asteroid? Learn the answer here! 99942 Apophis 2023 BU 704 Interamnia TK-421 Space Deal of the Day Best tripods in 2023 for astrophotography and more (Future) The best tripods that every astrophotographer and landscape photographer should have to keep cameras and lenses steady while photographing the stars. Full Story: Space (1/30)  Skywatching Watch the moon eclipse Mars tonight (Starry Night Software) On Monday night (Jan. 30), the moon will eclipse Mars in what's known as an occultation Full Story: Space (1/30)  Science & Astronomy Hubble captures stunning red view of the Soul Nebula (ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Sahai) The holiday season may be over on Earth, but it never ends in Westerhout 5, also known as the Soul Nebula. Full Story: Space (1/29)  Almost anyone can become an amateur astronomer (Jon Hicks via Getty Images) Want to become a published astronomer? All it takes is a spare telescope, or at least a decent internet connection, and plenty of patience. Full Story: Space (1/29)  SpaceX SpaceX to launch 49 Starlink satellites to orbit Monday (SpaceX) SpaceX plans to launch another set of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit on Monday (Jan. 30), and you can watch the action live. Full Story: Space (1/29)  Spaceflight I drove 10 hours to watch a 9-minute Rocket Lab launch (Tariq Malik) The launch on Tuesday (Jan. 24) took just over 9 minutes. It was totally worth it. Full Story: Space (1/29)  Comet Interceptor could visit object like C/2022 E3 (ZTF) (Davide Pischettola/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Mission scientists are hoping to aim for an active comet that has never passed by the sun before. Full Story: Space (1/30)  Technology Lunar rover will test 1st artificial intelligence on moon (Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre) A Canadian company is testing technology on the Rashid rover that will help machines tell minerals apart. Full Story: Space (1/28)    Sign Up  |    Update Profile  |    Unsubscribe Privacy Policy  |    Cookies Policy  |    Terms and Conditions CONTACT US: FEEDBACK  |    ADVERTISE Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036