Asteroids
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…
How to Deflect an Asteroid with Today’s Technology
Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart is among an international group of people championing the need for the human race to…
Video: Asteroid 2010 TD54 Whizzes Close to Earth
[/caption] Amateur astronomer Patrick Wiggins from Utah (and fellow Solar System Ambassador) was able to capture images this morning of…
Breaking News: Small NEO Could Pass Within 60,000 km of Earth on Tuesday
[/caption] A small asteroid will likely pass very close to Earth this week Tuesday. Astronomers are still tracking the object,…
Water Ice Found on Another Asteroid
[/caption] There could be a lot more water out there than anyone thought. A second asteroid has been found to…
JAXA: Hayabusa Capsule Contains Particles, Maybe of Asteroid
[/caption] At a press conference yesterday, officials from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced that they had "scraped up"…