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SpaceRocks - LOOK UP Reporting upcoming asteroid/comet fly-by and identifying potential threats to the planet, as tracked by NASA/JPL CNEOS, Dashboard and reliable media outlets.

Stay informed with reliable updates on the current asteroid threat. Don't Panic!

Something a little different, but no less interesting and related to current theme, this is the story of Pluto's current...
10/08/2026

Something a little different, but no less interesting and related to current theme, this is the story of Pluto's current fight against the oncoming banishment from Sol, our Solar System. It has moved outside of Neptune's orbit and begun its own journey into the long goodnight. As it becomes ever distant, its surface temperature also heads lower, thus causing molecular stasis to occur, and all stops, like a planetary hibernation. It will reach aphelion in 90 years or so, when it begins its return towards the Sun.

As Pluto edges further away from the sun, the chilly temperatures are causing its atmosphere to condense onto its barren surface as frost.

and here's the update on the asteroid that caused lot of fuss some years ago. Ladies and gennelmen, I give you Apophis (...
02/08/2026

and here's the update on the asteroid that caused lot of fuss some years ago. Ladies and gennelmen, I give you Apophis (or 99942 to give its official ID).

On its current track, it will fly close, but little damage is expected.

You have 3 years to get that big telescope that you promised yourself, join an astronomy club or just mark your diaries.

For the first time, humanity will watch a mountain-sized asteroid sail closer than our weather satellites, close enough that nearly half the world might witness it without instruments.

SpaceRocks, keeping an eye on the Heavens in advance, so you don't have to (although you SHOULD!)Apophis is a big one .....
16/04/2026

SpaceRocks, keeping an eye on the Heavens in advance, so you don't have to (although you SHOULD!)

Apophis is a big one .. the stuff of nightmares for a while. Now, reduced to a spectacular event .. a veritable 'close shave'.

April 13, 2029, Apophis will skim about 20,000 miles (32,000 kilometres) from Earth's surface — that's closer than the distance of many satellites in geosynchronous orbit. This could be a bit disruptive to any MEO TV, weather, navigation or communications platforms that may get in the way. The below 32km the disruption could be high, as the 'wake' of its transit will likely cause wobbles in the gravitational or orbital constants. Secondary effects will be interesting.

When asteroid Apophis was discovered in 2004, it was identified as one of the most hazardous asteroids that could impact Earth.

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