Asteroids
First Movie of Asteroid 2005 YU55’s Flyby
Here's a short movie of Asteroid 2005 YU55, created from data collected from the 70-meter Deep Space Network antenna at…
Just In: NASA’s Latest Image of Asteroid 2005 YU55
[/caption] NASA's Deep Space Network antenna in Goldstone, California has captured new radar images of Asteroid 2005 YU55 as it…
The Asteroid That Fell To Earth: Meteorites from 2008 TC3 Still Giving Up Their Secrets
[/caption] It was an unprecedented event: On October 6, 2008, asteroid 2008 TC3 was spotted by the Catalina Sky Survey…
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Dawn Discovers Surprise 2nd Giant South Pole Impact Basin at Strikingly Dichotomous Vesta
[/caption] Scientists leading NASA’s Dawn mission have discovered a 2nd giant impact basin at the south pole of the giant…
The Bad Astronomer Talks Asteroids
Here's a great talk given by our friend Phil Plait at a TED event, TEDxBoulder, about how an asteroid might…
Human Mission to an Asteroid: Getting There With the New Space Launch System
[/caption] With NASA’s announcement of its new, mammoth Space Launch System (SLS), preparations can begin in earnest for the first…
Dramatic 3 D Imagery Showcases Vesta’s Pockmarked, Mountainous and Groovy Terrain
[/caption] Try not to plummet off a steep crater cliff or be buried under a landslide while gazing at the…
Finding NEEMO: NASA’s Underwater Simulations Focus on Human Asteroid Mission
[/caption] The sight of NASA mission specialists performing mission training underwater has been fairly common over the years. On October…
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Rheasilvia – Super Mysterious South Pole Basin at Vesta is Named after Romulus and Remus Roman Mother
http://youtu.be/tYiOOScjPFI Video caption: Rheasilvia Impact Basin and Vesta shape model. This false-color shape model video of the giant asteroid Vesta…
Did Asteroid Baptistina Kill The Dinosaurs? Think Other WISE…
[/caption] Once upon a time, about 65 million years ago, scientists hypothesize a sizable asteroid crashed into Earth and contributed…