Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS)

Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) A project to patrol the entire night sky every night in search of incoming asteroids (and other interesting astronomical events!)

Oh hey! Look at this! We will be making 2 more atlas telescope 😍
08/14/2018

Oh hey! Look at this! We will be making 2 more atlas telescope 😍

Planned observatories will provide astronomers with complete coverage of the night sky.

That's our asteroid! Very close flyby, small diameter (11-19m). Wow!
08/14/2018

That's our asteroid! Very close flyby, small diameter (11-19m). Wow!

A space rock came closer to Earth than many satellites after sneaking up on us from behind the sun.

https://t.co/HoaIVTJ2Rn   and ATLAS!! 🔭💫🌎
07/17/2018

https://t.co/HoaIVTJ2Rn and ATLAS!! 🔭💫🌎

An asteroid-warning telescope in Hawaii showed its chops last month, spotting an incoming space rock about 5 hours before the interloper smashed into Earth's atmosphere.

We found a space cow 🐄 !
06/22/2018

We found a space cow 🐄 !

There’s an enormous, fast-moving explosion in space - nicknamed "the Cow" - that's unlike anything we’ve seen before, and astronomers are scrambling to figure out what it is

06/03/2018

ATLAS detects impacting 2-meter asteroid 2018 LA (formerly ZLAF9B2). Discovered by Catalina Sky Survey and precovered by ATLAS Maunaloa shortly before impact.

06/02/2018

we have discovered a new comet! (Comet Weiland! )

We are the official body that deals with astrometric observations and orbits of minor planets (asteroids) and comets.

05/21/2018

ATLAS discovers near-Earth asteroid 2018 KO1

We are the official body that deals with astrometric observations and orbits of minor planets (asteroids) and comets.

05/19/2018

ATLAS discovers near-Earth asteroid 2018 JE5

ATLAS discovers near-Earth asteroid 2018 FW1.
03/21/2018

ATLAS discovers near-Earth asteroid 2018 FW1.

“Asteroid 2018 FW1 discovered. Flyby Mar 24 at 18:49 UT. Dist: 9.19 LD. Size: 19-59 m. https://t.co/uff6sACqch”

03/17/2018

We discovered a new comet! Comet C/2018 E1 https://t.co/2QZkpeFejn 💫

We are the official body that deals with astrometric observations and orbits of minor planets (asteroids) and comets.

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