It's been more than 30 years since something this big has passed so close to earth. Near Miss: Big Asteroid About To Fly Past Earth. And even before it's closest pass -- NASAÂ recorded this incredible video of the thing spiraling through outerspace! Check out this video of Asteroid 2005 … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2011
Weird Location For A Mt. Hood Earthquake
So I'm getting gas this morning when I open our KOIN Local 6 PinPoint Weather App to see if we have any showers going. We did not. But right on the App I saw 4 red circles and learned instantly we had a micro-quake under the slopes of Mt. Hood! And to tell where, exactly, I zoomed in on … [Read more...]
Weekend Quake Is Largest Earthquake In Oklahoma History
The USGS says it was a magnitude 5.6 earthquake that hit on Saturday night November 5, 2011. And now, aftershocks are already happening on this Sunday. This snapshot is of a buckled road from KOCO 5 Television, one of the news stations in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City is about 45 miles west of … [Read more...]
Near Miss: Big Asteroid About To Fly Past Earth
Here it is: Near Earth Asteroid 2005 YU55. And on Tuesday November 8, 2011, this black rock will zip by the earth--gettting closer to us than the moon! NASA says this thing is about the size of an Aircraft Carrier - but it's more of a round shape. And it's going to be the largest thing to … [Read more...]