Asteroids
You Just Got a Haircut from Asteroid 2012 JU
[/caption] OK, we admit that's a bit of an exaggeration, but an asteroid about the size of a school bus…
Weekly Space Hangout – May 3, 2012
Here's the May 3, 2012 edition of the Weekly Space Hangout, where we were joined by our usual cast of…
Planetary Resources: The Video
Planetary Resources, Inc. has announced its plan to mine Near Earth Asteroids for their raw resources, ranging from water to…
Planetary Resources Group Wants to Mine Asteroids
[/caption] Last week a new company backed by a number of high-tech billionaires said they would be announcing a new…
Asteroid Lutetia Flyby Animation
In today's Weekly Space Hangout, Emily Lakdawalla from the Planetary Society mentioned an animation of recently released images from the…
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Orion Crew Capsule Targeted for 2014 Leap to High Orbit
[/caption] NASA is on course to make the highest leap in human spaceflight in nearly 4 decades when an unmanned…
Dawn gets Big Science Boost at Best Vesta Mapping Altitude
[/caption] NASA’s Dawn mission is getting a whopping boost in science observing time at the closest orbit around Asteroid Vesta…
Will Asteroid 2011 AG5 Hit Earth in 2040?
[/caption] You may have heard about an asteroid in the news this week that has a 1 in 625 chance…
NEOShield: a Preemptive Strike Against Asteroids
[/caption] Scientists aren’t entirely sure when the last major asteroid hit the Earth, but it's certain to happen again. Alan…
Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole is Feasting on Asteroids
[/caption] For the past several years, the Chandra telescope has detected X-ray flares occurring about once a day from the…