An amateur astronomer from Australia has caught a preview image of the near-Earth asteroid 2012 DA14 on Feb 13. If you are a stargazing enthusiast and you have instruments for space observation, you might want to wake up early on Feb. 16 to watch the sky from 4:30am (AEDT).
The 2013 Asteroid 2012 DA14 flyby is fast approaching and the curious viewers can witness the asteroid’s near-Earth passage through a live online webcast. The Bareket Observatory in Israel offers the live online webcast of the asteroid’s flyby on February 15 with the use of a remote telescope.
Numerous social media web sites have reported about strange bird-like UFOs captured on camera in Mexico. YouTube username “pisosmadera” posted the video footage titled “'UFO,S Incredible Fleet synchronized OVNIS oleada Enero 203 mexico” captured on January 26, 2013 and it immediately went viral with over 200,000 viewers.
The unexpected power blackout during the 2013 Super Bowl got even more mysterious. In a video footage available at YouTube, two strange UFOs with red lights were spotted hovering above the Louisiana Super Dome before the power was suddenly cut out.
While aspiring space traveler and adult film actress Coco Brown promised not to make porn movies while in space, it apparently excludes naughty posts in cyber space, particularly her Twitter account.
Reports on UFO sightings continue to increase in numerous locations on different countries. This time, witnesses from Riverview and Eagle Ford Shale shared their bizarre encounter with unidentified objects hovering above the sky.
Asteroid 2012 DA14 will make the closest flyby with Earth on February 15 but National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) scientists assured the people there is no possibility that the 150-foot-wide space rock will collide with the planet. NASA will reportedly conduct a media conference on February 7 at 11 a.m. PST (2 p.m. EST, 1900 GMT) to discuss and prepare for the asteroid’s flyby.
Adult film actress Coco Brown wants to make history by being the first porn star to travel to outer space. To show how serious is her intention to be known outside baring her body, Ms Brown paid ￡64,000 to be part of a private Dutch space mission in 2014.
With Iran having hurtled into space its first space monkey, South Korea announcing the satellite it blasted on Wednesday is now successfully transmitting data and North Korea which seven weeks ago likewise did the same, it is no wonder that Asia is now slowly transforming to become the world's epicentre of space competition.
“Alien base on the moon” sounds like an element of science fiction. But to UFO watchers and people bent on presenting evidence of extraterrestrial life, proof is everywhere. Consider a man’s insight to an old lunar photo from NASA’s Apollo Image Atlas.
Asteroid 2012 DA14 will fly by Earth on Feb. 15 in a "record-setting close approach," just 17,200 miles above the planet's surface, says NASA. The report came barely three weeks after another near-Earth asteroid had whizzed past the planet.
UFO sightings particularly in Cotulla prompted Texas-based KENS5 news channel to delve a bit deeper into witness reports, particularly the strange report from Eagle Ford oil hot spot. The site has been labeled the "mother ship of UFO sightings."
The year 2013 could be marked by sightings of two bright comets, one of which could be the brightest comet sighting in history. Astronomers, however, are careful not to spark too much anticipation because comets can be unpredictable. Here are five things to know from two comets observers could see this year until 2014.
Hard-working scientists made huge developments in the past ten years as they identify and track near-Earth asteroids. These scientific space developments have urged the new company, Deep Space Industries (DSI), to become the very first in executing the Asteroid Mining Mission on 2015.
A metal detail found by a man in Russia has reportedly been studied and found to be 300 million years old. Findings prompted speculations that the relic could have been left behind by aliens or extraterrestrials.
Eighth grade student Thidarat Boonlee created internet buzz with her photograph of an unidentified flying object (UFO) hovering over Sawang Dindaeng School in Sakon Nakhon, Thailand. The photograph was taken during the outdoor activities of the school in celebration of their Sports Day last December 25.
In the past two weeks, a man from Dunedoo, New South Wales has been spotting over 50 unidentified flying objects (UFOs) across the night sky. The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, contacted an expert to observe the weird UFO activity in the area.
UFO sightings created a buzz last week in Michigan where several witnesses reported seeing "black triangle-shaped objects." In California, a witness illustrated for MUFON what he and his grandmother witnessed one strange night on the road.
While NASA had been on a long vacation from moon journeys and a Dutch company aims to send the first inhabitants from earth to the planet Mars by 2023, Russia is playing catch up as global interest in the space grows.
Mars rover Curiosity sent back to Earth an image of what looked like a flower on the red planet. Scientists still do not have enough information about the object, but they insist the pearl-colored material is not biological in nature.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will host a media teleconference on January 15 at 10 a.m. PST (1 p.m. EST) to give an update on the Mars Curiosity rover mission at the planet’s Gale crater. The Mars Science Laboratory Project and its Curiosity rover are conducting an important two-year mission to examine whether Mars conditions will allow microbial life on the planet.
While most reality TV contestants like those in Big Brother get booted out one by one until the last few finalists battle it out for the top prize, winners in a reality TV with a trip to Mars as the prize will get booted out of Earth permanently.
Asteroid Apophis, which passed by Earth from late night Wednesday to midnight Thursday, has lost its doomsday label. This is great news based on new data gathered by NASA. This is great news, considering scientists have just found out Apophis is even bigger than initially thought.
The colonization of the Red Planet is not only a topic of science fiction films or books; it is becoming a reality. More and more people believe that the human life on Mars is just a matter of time.
Apophis, an asteroid first spotted in June 2004, passes by Earth Jan. 9 U.S. time. This near-Earth space object was once called "doomsday asteroid," but scientists confirm its 2013 approach is nowhere near enough to impact Earth. However, scientists have just announced Wednesday the asteroid was actually bigger than previously believed.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is pondering on a plan that will allow a robotic spacecraft drag a near-Earth asteroid into the moon’s orbit. The Keck Institute for Space Studies in California reports that the asteroid-moon mission worth $2.6 billion could begin on 2025.
Asteroid Apophis will have its nearest approach to planet Earth today, January 9. Viewers can watch the live streaming of the asteroid flyby at the website Slooh.com. The online sky-watching service will also provide footages from other observatories all over the world.
Within the vast expanse of the Milky Way, U.S. astronomers estimate that some 17 billion Earth-sized planets exist and likely located in the so-called habitable zones, where water in liquid form is found.
Tweets from number one microblogging site Twitter could reach outer space. This was proven by tweet exchanges between American actor William Shatner, who portrayed Captain Kirk in Star Trek, and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield.
Asteroid Apophis is expected to be visible in the Earth sky on Wednesday, Jan. 9. The asteroid is quite far relative to the moon's distance from the planet. But in 2004, scientists feared an eventual impact with this 270-meter rock in space.
