Halloween flyby asteroid “Spooky” a dead comet?
The asteroid, known as 2015 TB145, was first spotted on October 10, 2015 by the Panoramic Survey Telescope & Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS), located on Hawaii's Mount Haleakala.
Oct 31, 2015, 08:30 AM IST
Huge asteroid to fly past Earth on Halloween, poses no threat: NASA
NASA scientists are gearing up to track the flyby of the asteroid with several optical observatories and the radar capabilities of the agency's Deep Space Network at Goldstone, California.
Oct 22, 2015, 17:15 PM IST
Giant asteroid 2015 TB145 to whizz past Earth on October 31
The asteroid, known as 2015 TB145, will pass our planet by only 499,000 kilometres - the closest pass since July 2006.
Oct 19, 2015, 23:09 PM IST
