Naming asteroids in honor of Nelson MandelaThe Planetary Society (blog)When Nelson Mandela died on December 5 it occurred to me to check whether there was an asteroid named for him. When I found out there wasn’t, I tweeted that someone…
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Smash asteroids and aid cancer research with Genes in Space game – Wired.co.uk
BBC News Smash asteroids and aid cancer research with Genes in Space gameWired.co.ukMod your spacecraft, career through space, smash asteroids with your laser beam and contribute towards cancer research. These are four things you can do on the morning commute…
IAU Names Asteroids for Prominent Variable-Star Observers – Space Ref (press release)
IAU Names Asteroids for Prominent Variable-Star ObserversSpace Ref (press release)The story of their friendship, interesting lives, contributions to astronomy and the discovery and subsequent naming of the asteroids in their honor spans over eight decades and has a strong AAVSO…
IAU Names Asteroids for Prominent Variable-Star Observers – Space Ref (press release)
IAU Names Asteroids for Prominent Variable-Star ObserversSpace Ref (press release)The story of their friendship, interesting lives, contributions to astronomy and the discovery and subsequent naming of the asteroids in their honor spans over eight decades and has a strong AAVSO…
Rogue asteroids may be the norm – Space Daily
Latin Post Rogue asteroids may be the normSpace DailyTo get an idea of how the early solar system may have formed, scientists often look to asteroids. These relics of rock and dust represent what today’s planets may have been before…
Getting ready for asteroids – TG Daily
TG Daily Getting ready for asteroidsTG DailyWith a mandate from the UN, ESA and other space agencies from around the world are about to establish a high-level group to help coordinate global response should a threatening asteroid ever be found…
Asteroid Belt Between Mars And Jupiter Is A 'Melting Pot' Of Diverse Celestial … – International Business Times
Latin Post Asteroid Belt Between Mars And Jupiter Is A ‘Melting Pot’ Of Diverse Celestial …International Business TimesThe main asteroid belt, located between Mars and Jupiter, contains millions of these objects. While scientists believed that they shared a common origin…
Space News: Asteroid diversity points to a 'snow globe' solar system – Lake County News
Latin Post Space News: Asteroid diversity points to a ‘snow globe’ solar systemLake County NewsOur solar system seems like a neat and orderly place, with small, rocky worlds near the Sun and big, gaseous worlds farther out, all eight planets…
Solar System Full Of Rogue Asteroids – Latin Post
Latin Post Solar System Full Of Rogue AsteroidsLatin PostAccording to CNN, a recent study published in the journal Nature shows that asteroids can be found in more than just the so-called “asteroid belt” between Jupiter and Mars. The studies, conducted…
Unlocking the solar system with water from asteroids – Next Big Future
Unlocking the solar system with water from asteroidsNext Big FutureOver the next 2 years, NASA’s Dawn mission, which has already visited big asteroids such as Vesta, will arrive at Ceres to map the dwarf planet’s surface. And the ESA’s (European…