Asteroids
Asteroid Apophis in the News Again
It must have been a slow news day in Russia yesterday (actually – and unfortunately -- it wasn’t)… as headlines…
More Asteroids Could Have Made Life’s Ingredients
[/caption] From a NASA press release: A wider range of asteroids were capable of creating the kind of amino acids…
Deep Space Radar Unveils Rotating Asteroid 2010 JL33
[/caption] Intriguing details about the physical properties and characteristics of a recently discovered asteroid have just been unveiled in amazing…
Did GD61 Eat a Planetessimal?
[/caption] The primary method by which astronomers hope to study exoplanet atmospheres is by detecting their absorption spectra as they…
Asteroid Scheila Sprouts a Tail and Coma
[/caption] When is an asteroid not an asteroid? When it turns out to be a comet, of course. Has this…
Venus Has a Moon?
[/caption] Astronomers have been busy trying to determine the spin period and composition of Venus' moon. December 8, 2010, results…
Confirmed: Hayabusa Nabbed Asteroid Particles
[/caption] The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has confirmed that the tiny particles inside the Hayabusa spacecraft's sample return container…
Calculate the Effect of an Asteroid Impact on Earth
[/caption] A 20-km asteroid has just been predicted to hit Earth and you want to know if a. You should…
Mitigating Asteroid Threats Will Take Global Action
[/caption] During the past 24 hours, the Earth has been hit by about a million small meteoroids – most of…
Graphic Shows Biggest and Closest Near Earth Objects (and it’s not scary)
[/caption] Just for fun, graphic design student Zachary Vabolis created this fantastic graphic showing the closest and biggest Near Earth…