Watch Live as Asteroid 2002 AM31 Flys by Earth on Sunday
Watch live this weekend as an asteroid the size of a city block flies past the Earth. Asteroid 4179 Toutatis passed by the Earth in 2004.…
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A Tech Update From Planetary Resources Chief Asteroid Miner
Here’s the latest update from Planetary Resources on what’s happening with their asteroid mining plans: Yesterday Eric Anderson was at the Farnborough Air Show with Richard…
Read the articlePlanetary Resources Kickstarter – How You Can Get Involved
Progress continues with Planetary Resources, the private syndicate that proposes to mine asteroids in the near future for rare metals. Here’s their latest communication: We’ve been…
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No Asteroid Impact in 2040
Researchers anticipate that asteroid 2011 AG5, discovered in January 2011, will fly safely past and not impact Earth in 2040. Current findings and analysis data were…
Read the articleMining Asteroids With Planetary Resources – Progress So Far
Just received this statement from Planetary Resources about what’s been happening since they announced the formation of their company a few weeks ago, so things are…
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory Scientist Comes Up With Way to Weigh an Asteroid
A scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., has accurately determined the mass of a nearby asteroid from millions of miles away. The celestial…
Read the articleESA’s Asteroid Hunt Boosted by Amateur Astronomers
A partnership with the UK’s Faulkes Telescope Project promises to boost the Agency’s space hazards research while helping students to discover potentially dangerous space rocks. 2m…
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NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft Reveals Vesta’s Secrets
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has provided researchers with the first orbital analysis of the giant asteroid Vesta, yielding new insights into its creation and kinship with terrestrial…
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NASA Researchers Conclude Giant Asteroids Hit Earth Billions of Years Ago
Research by NASA and international scientists concludes giant asteroids, similar or larger than the one believed to have killed the dinosaurs, hit Earth billions of years…
Read the articleDawn Spacecraft Reveals New Details About Asteroid Vesta
Findings from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft reveal new details about the giant asteroid Vesta, including its varied surface composition, sharp temperature changes and clues to its internal…
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