An artist’s illustration of a large asteroid headed for Earth. CREDIT: ESA Asteroid Hunt: Private Groups Join Search for Dangerous Space Rocks by Mike Wall, SPACE.com Senior Writer Date: 28 February 2013 Time: 07:00 AM ET NASA is slated […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Reconstructed orbits for the Chelyabinsk meteoroid. Credit: Jorge Zuluaga and Ignacio Ferrin, University of Antioquia in Medellin, Colombia Astronomers Calculate Orbit and Origins of Russian Fireball by NANCY ATKINSON on FEBRUARY 25, 2013 Just a week after a huge […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Image: Concept drawing of the DE-STAR system engaging both an asteroid for evaporation or composition analysis, and simultaneously propelling an interplanetary spacecraft. Courtesy Philip M. Lubin. Near-Misses and their Uses by PAUL GILSTER on FEBRUARY 18, 2013 We can hope […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Conceptual drawing for an ATLAS telescope. The project would use two of these 20-inch telescopes. Credit: UH/IfA An Asteroid Alert System Source: University of Hawaii press release Meteorites, Comets and Asteroids Posted: 02/17/13 Summary: Astronomers are developing a new system […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Asteroid close pass highlights need to investigate NEAs via NASA missions February 15, 2013 by Chris Bergin Following 2012 DA14?s close pass to Earth on Friday, asteroids once again found their way into the general public’s consciousness. 2012 DA14 was […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
ASTEROIDS, METEORS & METEORITES Robots and Astronauts Will Defend the Earth JAN 25, 2013 03:16 AM ET // BY RAY VILLARD My colleague Ian O’Neill has described one of the most unique interplanetary missions in the history of space exploration, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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