Observations of 2012 TC4
Oct. 11, 2017 movie of asteroid 2012 TC4 using the 1.0-meter Kiso Schmidt telescope in Nagano, Japan. Credit: Kiso Observatory, the University of Tokyo
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Tag: Observations
Early Radar Observations of Asteroid 2012 DA14
Radar observations of asteroid 2012 DA14 generated from data obtained by NASA’s Goldstone Solar System Radar on Feb. 15-16, 2013. During the observations, the space rock’s distance increased from 74,000 …
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Radar Observations of Asteroid 1999 JD6
Radar data of asteroid 1999 JD6 revealed the object is a contact binary consisting of two lobes. The data was collected over seven and a half hours on July 25, …
15 Years of GRACE Earth Observations
For 15 years, the GRACE mission has unlocked mysteries of how water moves around our planet. It gave us the first view of underground aquifers from space, and shows how …
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Radar Observations of Asteroid 2014 HQ124
Radar data of asteroid 2014 HQ124 taken over four hours on June 8, 2014, when the asteroid was between 864,000 miles (1.39 million kilometers) and 902,000 miles (1.45 million kilometers) …
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One Year of NEOWISE Asteroid/Comet Observations
This movie shows the progression of NASA’s NEOWISE survey in the year after its Dec. 2013 restart. Each dot represents an asteroid or comet that the mission observed. Green dots …
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Ultra High Definition (4K) Crew Earth Observations
NASA monitors Earth’s vital signs from land, air and space with a fleet of satellites and ambitious airborne and ground-based observation campaigns. The International Space Station hosts a variety of …
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