... Although images obtained were not detailed enough to resolve much of the asteroid's surface, the size, reflectivity, and general shape of the asteroid were recorded . ...
... December 28, 1998 . NEAR to Asteroid Eros . Credit: NEAR Spacecraft Team , JHU APL , NASA . ... Credit: NEAR Spacecraft Team , JHU APL , NASA . Explanation: On December 23, the NEAR spacecraft flew by asteroid 433 Eros . ...
... 2001 February 13 . NEAR Spacecraft Survives Landing on Asteroid Eros . Credit: NEAR Project , JHU APL , NASA . ... Explanation: Yesterday NEAR-Shoemaker became the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid and send signals back from its surface ...
... 2008 January 30 . Asteroid 2007 TU24 Passes the Earth . Credit: Green Bank Radio Telescope , Arecibo Radio Telescope . ... Explanation: Asteroid 2007 TU24 passed by the Earth yesterday, posing no danger. ...
... 2002 August 17 . Asteroid 2002 NY40 . Credit: K. Zwintz ( Univ. Viena ), H. Tirado and A. Gomez ( CTIO , NOAO) . ... Explanation: Asteroid 2002 NY40 will fly by planet Earth early in the morning August 18 Universal Time (late in the evening ...
... 2011 August 2 . Asteroid Vesta Full Frame . Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , UCLA , MPS, DLR, IDA . ... Explanation: Why is the northern half of asteroid Vesta more heavily cratered than the south? No one is yet sure. ...
... As if in anticipation of today being Asteroid Day on Earth, the robotic spacecraft Dawn in orbit around Ceres took the best yet image of an unusually tall mountain on the Asteroid Belt's largest asteroid. ...
... 2015 April 21 . Vesta Trek: A Digital Model of Asteroid Vesta . Image Credit: NASA , JPL , LMMP , SSERVI , USGS , DLR . ... Image Credit: NASA , JPL , LMMP , SSERVI , USGS , DLR . Explanation: You can explore asteroid Vesta. ...