AM 1240 KLYQ » asteroid http://klyq.com Hamilton's News Talk Leader Thu, 23 May 2013 03:11:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Best Video So Far of the Passing Asteroid DA14 http://klyq.com/best-video-so-far-of-the-passing-asteroid-da14/ http://klyq.com/best-video-so-far-of-the-passing-asteroid-da14/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:41:34 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=92377 The asteroid 2012 DA14 sped by Earth Friday, about 12:30 p.m. Mountain Time.

It was hard to see, but Daniel Lopez's telescope caught it as zipped through the starfield. It is featured at one of my favorite websites - Astronomy Picture of the Day

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]]> http://klyq.com/best-video-so-far-of-the-passing-asteroid-da14/feed/ 0 Detail from an NASA animation of the event. (NASA) Asteroid 2012 DA14 Passes By – As Predicted http://klyq.com/asteroid-2012-da14-passes-by-as-predicted/ http://klyq.com/asteroid-2012-da14-passes-by-as-predicted/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:58:46 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=92170 It was during the noon hour Mountain Time, that Asteroid 2012 DA14 approached and passed Earth Friday, February 15. Its path went in a general south to north direction.

It didn't hit any satellites and it didn't stay around very long

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]]> http://klyq.com/asteroid-2012-da14-passes-by-as-predicted/feed/ 0 This is a visualization created by NASA's program Eyes on the Solar System. This is NOT an actual photo of the asteroid. (NASA/Eyes on the Solar System) This Giant Asteroid Is Barely Going to Miss Earth on Friday http://klyq.com/asteroid-2012-da14-pass-earth/ http://klyq.com/asteroid-2012-da14-pass-earth/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:33:42 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=155725 Seventeen-thousand miles might not sound particularly close at first listen, but when it comes to a gigantic rock the size of half a football field, it's a bit scarier.

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]]> http://klyq.com/asteroid-2012-da14-pass-earth/feed/ 0 NASA Asteroid DA14 will Slip by Earth – Very Close http://klyq.com/asteroid-da14-will-slip-by-earth-very-close/ http://klyq.com/asteroid-da14-will-slip-by-earth-very-close/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 03:25:55 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=88978 If you listen regularly to KLYQ's overnight program "Coast to Coast AM," you know that an asteroid is going to zip by the Earth on February 15.

Some have predicted that the rock will hit the Earth, but the scientists at NASA, who track all the "Earth-crossing" asteroids out there in the Solar System, say the path takes the asteroid between the Earth and the Moon, but it will not hit us

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]]> http://klyq.com/asteroid-da14-will-slip-by-earth-very-close/feed/ 0 NASA has determined the path of Asteroid DA14. (NASA) Doomsday Asteroid Officially Upgraded in Size http://klyq.com/doomsday-asteroid-officially-upgraded-in-size/ http://klyq.com/doomsday-asteroid-officially-upgraded-in-size/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2013 16:30:30 +0000 Mike Adams http://guyspeed.com/?p=97859 An asteroid that scientists said could threaten Earth’s atmosphere in 2036 is now believed to be substantially larger than previously stated. In fact, astronomers currently studying the dreaded, potential doomsday rock say asteroid 'Apophis' has officially been supersized by about

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