Asteroids
JAXA Delays Releasing Details of Hayabusa Sample Return
[/caption] No news yet if there are specks of asteroid dust in the Haybusa sample return container. JAXA has decided…
Asteroids Can Create Their Own Mini Planetary Systems
[/caption] From a University of Colorado-Boulder press release: While the common perception of asteroids is that they are giant rocks…
New Trojan Asteroid Discovered Around Neptune
[/caption] Astronomers have found a new object in a region of Neptune’s orbit, tucked away in a very hard-to-find location,…
WISE Cryostat is Depleting
[/caption] NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, is losing its cool. The spacecraft is running out of the frozen…
Researchers Say Asteroid Has 1 in 1,000 Chance of Hitting Earth in 2182
[/caption] Asteroid trackers from Spain have upgraded the chance that asteroid 1999 RQ36 could hit our planet, saying it now…
Rosetta Meets Asteroid Lutetia
[/caption] Over the weekend, the Rosetta spacecraft flew by asteroid Lutetia, returning the first close up images of this battered,…
Watch Live Webcast of Rosetta Flyby of Asteroid Lutetia July 10
[/caption] On July 10, ESA's Rosetta spacecraft will fly past 21 Lutetia, the largest asteroid ever visited by a satellite.…
Hayabusa Sample Return Canister Opened, Contains Material
[/caption] The sample return canister from the Hayabusa spacecraft has been opened, and does contain a small amount of dust…
Fully Functional Pan-STARRS is now Panning for Stars, Asteroids and Comets
[/caption] There's a new eye on the skies on the lookout for 'killer' asteroids and comets. The first Pan-STARRS (Panoramic…
Hayabusa Sample Return Capsule Retrieved
[/caption] Scientists from Japan were given the go-ahead to retrieve the sample return capsule from the Hayabusa spacecraft, which is…