We think you're near Los Angeles

Currently in Los Angeles

Location: Los Angeles Current temperature: 54°F: Current condition: Mostly Cloudy See Extended Forecast

San Jose asteroids

2 Asteroids Zoom by Earth

Today, 2 asteroids came closer to Earththanthe Moon. The Moon is 1/4 million miles away, or 250,000 miles. They posed no threat to Earth, being too...
Read more

School-bus-sized asteroid just missed the Earth

Just a few decades ago, most scientists thought the idea of asteroids crashing to Earth to be ludicrous. Today, this same idea is an accepted fact....
Read more

NASA needs your help to 'Target Asteroids!'

NASA needs your help to find potentially hazardous near-Earth objects (NEOs). Right now, America's space agency is soliciting amateur help as...
Read more

University of Arizona's planetary defense program gets budget boost

Thanks to a generous grant NASA, the University of Arizona's Catalina Sky Survey (CSS) will receive $4.1 million in operating/improvement funds...
Read more

Planetary salvation through nuclear weapons?

What is the worst science fiction movie of all time? For any astronomer, Armageddon, the late 90s action flick where Bruce Willis led a team of oil...
Read more

Could giant asteroid 2011 AG5 hit Earth in 2040?

Is Earth in the cross hairs of a huge asteroid? That is a question that astronomers all over the world area attempting to answer right now upon...
Read more

Bad Spawns: Ten of the weirdest pieces of video game merchandise ever

It's been 40 years now since mainstream consumers first were first introduced to video games. Starting with the first rise of video gaming in...
Read more

Aircraft carrier-sized asteroid to buzz Earth today

Today, Earth is going to have a close call with a huge asteroid, one that, if it were to hit, could easily destroy a major city. Fortunately, the...
Read more

Oil tanker-sized asteroid to buzz Earth in 2 weeks

On November 8, Earth is going to have a close call with a huge asteroid, one that, if it were to hit, could easily destroy a major city....
Read more

Pair of asteroids just missed Earth

Just a few decades ago, most scientists thought the idea of asteroids crashing to Earth to be ludicrous. Today, this same idea is an accepted fact....
Read more