Telescope Finds 19 Near-Earth Asteroids in One Night
Richard Wainscoat (left) and Marco Micheli study one of the near-Earth asteroids found on January 29. The asteroid is the
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International Asteroid Symposium Set for April
Asteroid Ida International Symposium on Asteroid Mitigation and Exploration Texas A&M University — College Station April 4-6, 2011 http://aeweb.tamu.edu/isam/index.php The
Read moreSmall Asteroid Just Buzzed Earth
If you felt a sudden breeze at about 19:40 GMT (2:40 pm EST), it was probably from a small asteroid
Read moreNEOWISE Concludes Hunt for Near-Earth Objects
During its one-year mission, NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, mapped the entire sky in infrared light. Among the
Read moreWhere to Next in Space?
Altair on the moon This week in The Space Review… EML-1: the next logical destination One potential destination for human
Read moreAsteroid Apophis in the News Again
Annimation of Apophis. Image Credit: Osservatorio Astronomico Sormano It must have been a slow news day in Russia yesterday (actually
Read moreMore Asteroids Could Have Made Life’s Ingredients
This artist’s concept uses hands to illustrate the left and right-handed versions of the amino acid isovaline. Credit: NASA/Mary Pat
Read moreDid GD61 Eat a Planetessimal?
Dusty debris around an old white dwarf star (NASA) The primary method by which astronomers hope to study exoplanet atmospheres
Read moreSWF Sees Orbital Debris, Killer Asteroids as Key Issues for 2011
SWF PRESS RELEASE There are outstanding issues in the coming year that deserve increased attention in terms of global outer
Read moreParagon Looks to Extract Water From Brine on Other Worlds
NASA recently announced that it would be conducting contract negotiations for 350 projects under its SBIR and STTR programs, which
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