Asteroids
Human Mission to an Asteroid: The Orion MPCV
Back in 2007, when the Constellation program to return to the Moon was still the program of record for NASA,…
Human Mission to an Asteroid: Why Should NASA Go?
Imagine, if you can, the first time human eyes see Earth as a distant, pale blue dot. We’ve dreamed of…
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3 D Alien Snowman Graces Vesta
[/caption] An alien ‘Snowman’ on an alien World. The ‘Snowman’ is a string of three craters and is among the…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Impact Mitigation
[/caption] The save-the-Earth rehearsal mission Don Quijote, commissioned by the European Space Agency, is planned to test the potential of…
New Impact Rate Count Lays Nemesis Theory to Rest
[/caption] From a Max Planck Institute for Astronomy press release: Is the Earth more likely or less likely to be…
Earth’s First Trojan Asteroid Discovered
[/caption] The first known "Trojan" asteroid in Earth's orbit has been discovered. A Trojan asteroid shares an orbit with a…
Dawn Exceeds Wildest Expectations as First Ever Spacecraft to Orbit a Protoplanet – Vesta
[/caption] NASA’s super exciting Dawn mission to the Asteroid Belt marked a major milestone in human history by becoming the…
Looming Larger: Dawn Approaches Vesta, Enters Orbit July 15-16
[/caption] As we anticipate the Dawn spacecraft going into orbit of Vesta within the next 36 hours, here's the latest…
3552 Don Quixote… Leaving Our Solar System?
[/caption] "Tell me thy company, and I'll tell thee what thou art..." In this case it is Asteroid 3552 Don…
Latest Image from Dawn: View of Vesta Getting Sharper
[/caption] The Dawn spacecraft is getting closer to asteroid/protoplanet Vesta, and the view is getting better! Here’s the latest image,…